- a variation of daresay.
dare say
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He sounded, dare say, patient with analysts and their questions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
But even if they hadn’t fallen, I dare say that Apple’s focus on hardware over software would have been the right one.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 2, 2026
Yeah, Konata Mumpfield, and don’t you dare say Stafford shouldn’t win his first MVP award.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2026
Say stuff in public some of her colleagues would only ever dare say in private.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2023
But this was a grown man and some sort of official, and she didn’t dare say a word.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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