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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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Sometimes, being a truly courageous knight means stepping back, creating space for growth and allowing something beautiful and new to flourish—for both you and your partner.
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Mark Travers, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
And finally, that the best way to be a beacon for the disability community, while honoring my personal experience, is to be myself: flawed, courageous, and terrified at the same time, constantly learning, happy to ask for help, loud in the face of injustice, and proudly disabled.
—Cara Elizabeth Yar Khan, TIME, 3 Dec. 2024
The tale of a courageous cat after his home is devastated by a great flood, Flow is generating buzz as a film that could be nominated for Best Animated Feature at the Oscars as well as being the first Latvian film in history to be nominated for Best International Feature.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 24 Nov. 2024
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.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 28 Nov. 2024
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Mark Travers, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
And finally, that the best way to be a beacon for the disability community, while honoring my personal experience, is to be myself: flawed, courageous, and terrified at the same time, constantly learning, happy to ask for help, loud in the face of injustice, and proudly disabled.
—Cara Elizabeth Yar Khan, TIME, 3 Dec. 2024
The tale of a courageous cat after his home is devastated by a great flood, Flow is generating buzz as a film that could be nominated for Best Animated Feature at the Oscars as well as being the first Latvian film in history to be nominated for Best International Feature.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 24 Nov. 2024
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.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Courageous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/courageous. Accessed 22 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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