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She was a courageous woman who wasn't afraid to support unpopular causes.
the courageous decision to quit rather than obey an illegal order
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Campbell famously established a courageous tone in his introductory press conference and then backed it up on the field, going for it on 118 fourth downs between 2021 and 2023, 14 more attempts than any other team during that span.
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Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 28 Nov. 2024
Lemon Bay, a Cinderella team that was below .500 in its regular season, was courageous but unable to match Bishop Moore’s big hitters, seniors Anika Groom (Georgia Tech commit) and Leah McDonald (UNF).
—Buddy Collings, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2024
These were just those courageous enough to answer truthfully.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Erika Sanders of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council hopes the center will force stakeholders and policymakers to ask tough questions that may be uncomfortable but courageous.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2024
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Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 28 Nov. 2024
Lemon Bay, a Cinderella team that was below .500 in its regular season, was courageous but unable to match Bishop Moore’s big hitters, seniors Anika Groom (Georgia Tech commit) and Leah McDonald (UNF).
—Buddy Collings, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2024
These were just those courageous enough to answer truthfully.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Erika Sanders of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council hopes the center will force stakeholders and policymakers to ask tough questions that may be uncomfortable but courageous.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Courageous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/courageous. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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courageous
adjective
cou·ra·geous
kə-ˈrā-jəs 
: having or marked by courage : brave
courageously
adverb
courageousness
noun
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