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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Ignoring the reason Fernandes Anderson won’t be back to join her former colleagues made for some moments of head-smacking irony and sheer gall.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
27 June 2025 -
Queen, not yet a high school upperclassman, showed some gall.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
25 June 2025
Noun
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King has been out since mid-May with a nerve impingement near his right shoulder and is essentially in build-up mode.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 July 2025
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The researchers employed a range of advanced laboratory techniques to investigate nerve regeneration.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 July 2025
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Putin’s arrogance in wanting total Ukrainian surrender could prove his downfall, if only Trump sticks to his position.—
Daniel Fried,
Time,
15 July 2025
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The arrogance wasn’t hers alone; many people have tried to assign the Tully monster a place in the tree of life since it was first discovered 70 years ago.—
Cody Cottier,
Discover Magazine,
8 July 2025
Noun
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When envisioning an effective leader, many people imagine a larger-than-life figure who commands attention through sheer charisma and audacity.—
Mark LaSota,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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This, mind you, at a time when Black men were killed for talking to White women, killed for looking at White women, killed for having the audacity to just coexist with White women.—
Suzette Hackney,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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The most important qualification of all is chutzpah.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2025
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With characteristic chutzpah, Hepburn angled for larger roles than she would otherwise be considered for by arguing that her friends and family would fill the auditorium.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
11 May 2025
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Both clever, the younger had the effrontery to be popular and sporty, too.—
Esther Freud,
Vogue,
2 July 2025
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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
Noun
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Every decision from what’s in scope to what can be eliminated should support the core objective: enabling employee compliance teams to act with minimum friction and maximum confidence, even with the constant uncertainty of regulatory change.—
Kelvin Dickenson,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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And with that comes a certain level of comfort and confidence and experimentation.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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The murmurs in the ballpark were that Dave Roberts wouldn’t have the temerity to not send Kershaw back out for the sixth inning.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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And to think, Nuggets interim coach David Adelman had the temerity to take the Clippers to task before Thursday night’s game at the Intuit Dome.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2025
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