as in gall
shameless boldness
she had the audaciousness to complain when I refused to do her job as well as my own
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Noun
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Our study also identified other risks, including low blood pressure, sleep problems, headaches, formation of kidney stones, and gall bladder disease and diseases associated with the bile ducts.—
Ziyad Al-Aly,
The Conversation,
22 Jan. 2025 -
Coordinators have rarely had the gall to try to run it in those spots, but the Lions did and scored.—
Alec Lewis,
The Athletic,
1 Jan. 2025
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Lisa discussed her mix of nerves and excitement ahead of her acting debut in an October interview with Rolling Stone, along with her eagerness to pursue a new art form.—
Kalia Richardson,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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Unfortunately, the antitoxin can’t correct existing nerve damage, and long-term effects could persist for months, Madan tells USA TODAY.—
Caroline C. Boyle,
USA TODAY,
9 Feb. 2025
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The guy the American masses met in 2009 had already worked out a sound, approaching the sad-robot pop of Ye’s 808s & Heartbreak from the chilly arrogance of boardroom Jay. Hip-hop heads didn’t always respect the swing of the pendulum, though.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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Sheer arrogance, headed straight for the trash can, unopened.—
Ticked Off,
Orlando Sentinel,
2 Feb. 2025
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In 2014, WeatherTech founder David MacNeil had the audacity to blow a large chunk of his marketing budget on his first Super Bowl spot, paying $4 million for the airtime to compete on TV’s biggest advertising stage.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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At one point, Jeff has the audacity to comment on Manchi’s English pronunciation when his Spanish is nonexistent, for example.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2025
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The decision to limit the groovy Thundercat riff that opens this to a skit is a crazy flex, and the lyrics that follow only up the chutzpah.—
Stephen Kearse,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2025
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There’s only one word for it: chutzpah, an extreme level of audacity, gall or nerve.—
Steve Bousquet,
Orlando Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Ani is one of HQ’s best girls, and Madison plays her with a bawdy effrontery and a disarming grin that seems to widen by a mile under neon lights.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
11 Oct. 2024
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Wu, notably, is framed as the instigator in the relationship; Cheung has a few priceless reaction shots, as Lam can’t believe—or, ultimately, resist—his student’s seductive effrontery.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
23 July 2024
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With that confidence, Ortega (35-3) is creating a masterpiece this season.—
Dave Melton,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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That confidence crystallized throughout the film’s regional festival run in 2023, when Cheslik and his co-writer/leading man Ryland Brickson Cole Tews began bringing props to screenings.—
Cory Stillman,
IndieWire,
10 Feb. 2025
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In the beginning, many scoffed at the temerity of a peanut farmer and one-term governor running for the highest office in the land.—
Scott Kraft,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Dec. 2024
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The simple truth is that the DOJ is always on the warpath against businesses possessing the temerity to not just meet the needs of consumers, but lead them.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
22 Nov. 2024
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