temerity
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This has created what McElligott described as an asymmetric opportunity for any investor with the temerity to bet on a big rebound.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026
Ms. Takaichi had the temerity to say so in November, and Beijing’s mouthpieces attacked her for it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025
How many generals and admirals in the audience were appalled that this talk show host and former major in the National Guard had the temerity to sneer at experienced combat commanders?
From Slate • Sep. 30, 2025
Nevertheless, we're currently witnessing the temerity of the U.S.
From Salon • May 8, 2025
Oft doth reason, enthroned in the pillowed seraglio of the brain, hang back; whereas the flesh, which must walk abroad in the streets, finds its own temerity.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Vocabulary lists containing temerity
To Kill a Mockingbird
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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Their Eyes Were Watching God
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