as in gall
shameless boldness
she had the brazenness to expect us to let her tap into our cable connection
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Noun
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Our study also identified other risks, including low blood pressure, sleep problems, headaches, formation of kidney stones, and gall bladder disease and diseases associated with the bile ducts.—
Ziyad Al-Aly,
The Conversation,
22 Jan. 2025 -
Coordinators have rarely had the gall to try to run it in those spots, but the Lions did and scored.—
Alec Lewis,
The Athletic,
1 Jan. 2025
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Luckily, the Burlington eased my nerves from doing further damage.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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The charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent are at alarmingly high levels, and Ginger Minj as Catherine the Great riding a toy horse?—
Barry Levitt,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025
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Payton approached the quarterback vacancy with arrogance.—
Troy Renck,
The Denver Post,
21 Feb. 2025
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How narcissism and exclusion fuel one another Narcissists often display disruptive behaviors in social settings, such as aggression or arrogance, that increase the likelihood of others distancing themselves over time.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN,
20 Feb. 2025
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Aries is also a Cardinal Fire sign, known for its audacity and desire to initiate new things, even if that means ruffling a few feathers along the way.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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The Court could react by smacking down the President’s audacity.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
The New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The decision to limit the groovy Thundercat riff that opens this to a skit is a crazy flex, and the lyrics that follow only up the chutzpah.—
Stephen Kearse,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2025
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There’s only one word for it: chutzpah, an extreme level of audacity, gall or nerve.—
Steve Bousquet,
Orlando Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2025
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To Boost Investment Confidence Behavioral finance research suggests that small, incremental investment steps can help build confidence over time.—
Odiri Oginni,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Season Two will find the characters having more confidence and readying themselves as a potential war becomes an increasing threat.—
Kalia Richardson,
Rolling Stone,
24 Feb. 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
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Wu, notably, is framed as the instigator in the relationship; Cheung has a few priceless reaction shots, as Lam can’t believe—or, ultimately, resist—his student’s seductive effrontery.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
23 July 2024
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