emboldened

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They may even feel emboldened to misbehave again.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

China's President Xi Jinping made a rare visit to North Korea on Monday, where he met an emboldened Kim Jong Un who has drawn closer to Moscow while expanding his country's nuclear weapons programme.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Fender was emboldened by a German court ruling that declared the Stratocaster a copyrightable work of art.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

But the last year has certainly emboldened Beijing.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

In the years immediately following the events in Washington, Chicago, and Elaine, it became increasingly clear that, rather than be diminished by the riots, African Americans were emboldened by them.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler