as in confronted
to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage
a filmmaker willing to brazen the criticism that such a violent film was sure to provoke
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The victim alleged that a short time later, the suspect confronted her again in the parking lot of a Family Dollar store, according to the police report.
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Officers confronted the man, who fled to Sonic and damaged a cash register in his attempt to evade capture, the report stated.
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Boyd, a fourth-generation farmer and longtime civil rights advocate, said generations of Black farmers have faced barriers accessing government loans and agricultural assistance programs.
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During the 2024 school board elections, 27 of 47 prospective candidates faced objections, many of them from CTU, and more than a dozen were ultimately knocked off the ballot.
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“Brazened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brazened. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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