as in to confront
to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage
completing the survival course is largely a matter of one's willingness to outbrave both the elements and the specter of total isolation
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During the shooting, Arredondo made a decision to treat the gunman as a barricaded subject and not confront him for over an hour, even after it was confirmed children were trapped in a classroom with the shooter.—
Elise Hammond,
CNN Money,
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This could be trying something new, confronting a fear, revisiting a difficult conversation or stepping outside a familiar identity.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Marine Le Pen faces potential disqualification from the 2027 presidential election after a March 2025 conviction for embezzling EU funds—a 5-year ban from public office unless overturned on appeal.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Yard signs, flags, murals, memorials, ribbons and graffiti silently speak volumes of what this city and region have faced, conveying the idea that life here doesn’t move on from grief but instead moves forward hand in hand with it and forever changed by it.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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Women brave enough to address the imbalance of power.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2026
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It was followed by an hour-long foot patrol in one of Minneapolis’ immigration corridors, braving the 7 degrees below zero temperature.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Outbrave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outbrave. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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