outbraved

verb

past tense of outbrave
as in confronted
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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  1. confronted
  2. faced
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  • Unlike the gangs Bukele confronted in El Salvador, Haiti’s criminal groups have developed extensive defenses, access to increasingly sophisticated weapons and have shown the ability to quickly replenish their ranks.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The main problem facing Healey is the same as that which confronted his predecessor Rachel Reeves, who was Chancellor after Labour returned to power in a landslide election victory — the country's debt mountain.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
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  • The dancing partners faced some brutal criticism from Ballas after performing their Argentine tango homage to The Omen.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The manager of a large kratom distribution company, faced with evidence of the compound in products at the center of several wrongful death lawsuits against him, mounted a concerted lobbying push.
    — Christina Jewett, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
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