unafraid
adjective
un·afraid
ˌən-ə-ˈfrād 
Southern also -ə-ˈfred
: not afraid or frightened : not fearful
unafraid of the dark
unafraid to try new things
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The most direct one is to have an owner unafraid to spend hundreds of millions of dollars per annum on player salary.
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Tony Blengino, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
That was the Yankee way, throwing money at every big-name free agent and being unafraid to build the best team money can buy.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
Smith is among the law enforcement leaders who are unafraid to say that.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
While sister-in-law Jackie would exude sophistication and cool detachment, Ethel would lead the charge during one of the many famous Kennedy touch football games, unafraid to trounce her own children and once even playfully biting writer George Plimpton on the ankle in a bid toward victory.
—Kathy Ehrich Dowd, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
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Tony Blengino, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
That was the Yankee way, throwing money at every big-name free agent and being unafraid to build the best team money can buy.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
Smith is among the law enforcement leaders who are unafraid to say that.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
While sister-in-law Jackie would exude sophistication and cool detachment, Ethel would lead the charge during one of the many famous Kennedy touch football games, unafraid to trounce her own children and once even playfully biting writer George Plimpton on the ankle in a bid toward victory.
—Kathy Ehrich Dowd, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Unafraid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unafraid. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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