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Ms. Crowther makes a good case that Monroe’s was a bigger, braver life than the headlines and gossip suggest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Others are salacious — the kind of letters we might write if we were braver, bolder, well, Eve Babitz.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

"If we want to make the change we were sent into government to make, we have to be braver," the Manchester MP added.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

Even before he began cramping, Alcaraz was the braver player.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

He was quiet for a minute or so, and then he said, “I think Lyra’s braver than me. I think she’s the best friend I ever had.”

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman