dare say
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I would never call my used car preowned, and if our company had layoffs, I wouldn’t dare say we were right-sizing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
“I wouldn’t dare say no to Fred Astaire,” she told the Miami Herald in 2016.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2024
And the way that I’ve been able to build my climate advocacy work into my climbing career, I dare say that it is something the world needs to hear.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2023
Say stuff in public some of her colleagues would only ever dare say in private.
From BBC • Nov. 9, 2023
“Don’t you dare say a word, Ophelia Harrison,” Mama said.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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