the brave

noun

: brave people
the home of the brave

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Whatever Americans think about what occurred this weekend, with the attendant death, economic disruption and other horrible human costs of war, to wish for anything other than that is to betray the brave Iranian people and its worried but hopeful diaspora, amply represented in our city. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026 The assistance that the President of the United States had promised to the brave people of Iran has now arrived. Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 Feb. 2026 May God bless the brave men and women of America’s armed forces. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2026 May God bless the brave men and women of America's Armed Forces. Haley Ott, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the brave

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“The brave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20brave. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.

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