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She was a courageous woman who wasn't afraid to support unpopular causes.
the courageous decision to quit rather than obey an illegal order
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Gunderson’s Hertha is fierce, witty and courageous and her Marie is cowering, heartbroken and despondent.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
History is filled with good and evil, but in the end, good conquers evil when courageous men and women don’t give up, as when Hitler and his Nazis were vanquished.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2025
Manning is from good Southern football stock—his father, Archie, was a quarterback for the New Orleans Saints, his brother Eli was the scrappy, courageous leader of the New York Giants, and his nephew Arch will soon be drafted into the N.F.L.—but his excellence seemed well earned.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
Being courageous doesn’t mean being reckless, but rather doing what is right.
—Glenn Llopis, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
History is filled with good and evil, but in the end, good conquers evil when courageous men and women don’t give up, as when Hitler and his Nazis were vanquished.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2025
Manning is from good Southern football stock—his father, Archie, was a quarterback for the New Orleans Saints, his brother Eli was the scrappy, courageous leader of the New York Giants, and his nephew Arch will soon be drafted into the N.F.L.—but his excellence seemed well earned.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
Being courageous doesn’t mean being reckless, but rather doing what is right.
—Glenn Llopis, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Courageous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/courageous. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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courageous
adjective
cou·ra·geous
kə-ˈrā-jəs 
: having or marked by courage : brave
courageously
adverb
courageousness
noun
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