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outbraving

verb

present participle of outbrave
as in confronting
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. confronting
  2. facing
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  • As Leslie Josephs writes, while some old restrictions fade, security officials are confronting a new generation of threats, including drones, cyberattacks and AI.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Shorter seasons, constrained budgets, fragmented audiences, an industry wary of grand and divisive political statements yet eager for high craft — all of it results in television that manages risk instead of confronting it.
    — Henry Metz, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of confronting
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  • This dates back to the dawn of consumer-facing chatbot AI, which didn’t have a long honeymoon period as exciting and life-changing tech.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Select two or three existing clients facing frequent false alarms or high compliance overhead.
    — Robert Messer, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of facing
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“Outbraving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outbraving. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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