courageous
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Ullom is courageous enough to ask this question and so many more with total honesty.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
Make yourself a cup of coffee while the machine flags your shortcomings and be courageous about facing them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
I think we should all be courageous to change.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
The long par-four had yielded only four birdies all day, but the courageous Fox did not take a step back as he chased down long-time clubhouse leader Young.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Thompson was dashing and ambitious, "handsome in feature and figure," occasionally courageous and exceedingly bright, but untroubled by anything so inconveniencing as a scruple.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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