- a variation of daresay.
dare say
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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
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 would not dare say that the secessionist movement is dead, but I can say that we are in a period where we don’t know what will come next,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2024
Say stuff in public some of her colleagues would only ever dare say in private.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2023
“And so will all his brothers and sisters. I dare say the place’ll be crawling. Why don’t you ask them to dig us a burrow or two, Hazel?”
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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