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
Noun
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Some also say that soaking in salt baths can help restore the body’s electrolyte balance and promote the proper functioning of the cardiovascular system, muscles, and nerve tissue.—
Alice Nardiotti,
Vogue,
10 Apr. 2025
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The researchers engineered some flies so that two types of light-sensitive ion channels were made in the antenna, allowing red and blue light to trigger the same nerve signals as an odorant would.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2025
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Most are due to unnecessary escalation, creating disengagement, authoritative behaviors, arrogance and ego.—
Joao Mendes-Roter,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Musk’s casual Friday attire just shows his arrogance and disrespect for American government.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
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But the remix leveled the playing field, and the audacity of slotting two men on a song about appreciating a man’s appearance wasn’t lost here.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2025
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Only the bold have the audacity to improve on a winner.—
Michael Odell,
Air Mail,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Best Amazon Kitchen Deals The Big Spring Sale is the perfect time to replace any old kitchen gadgets and cookware that has since lost its chutzpah.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Mar. 2025
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No one else would have had the chutzpah, or the clout, to so eviscerate a powerful, theocratic Black family and, in so doing, to chart the price that political parents invariably extract from their kids, children who did not sign up for any kind of campaign to whom no benefits accrue.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The back-and-forth over tariffs shook confidence in U.S. leadership, exposed fractures within Trump’s team and rattled companies that rely on global sources for products and international customers for sales.—
Time,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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Highlight their strengths, provide areas for improvement with solutions and reaffirm confidence in their abilities.—
Rolling Stone Culture Council,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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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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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