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will embolden

  • future tense
    of embolden.
    embolden
    verb (used with object)
    to make bold or bolder; hearten; encourage.

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In fact, sources have said it will embolden them to drive Everton forward and back towards the top echelons of the Premier League.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

The question is whether it will embolden Washington as it seeks effective control of infrastructure assets owned or controlled by Chinese companies.

From Barron's Jan. 30, 2026

Alberto Gago, president of the National Academy of Sciences of Peru, hopes the new legislation will embolden researchers to “socially sanction” and report colleagues who deviate from ethical norms.

From Science Magazine Dec. 21, 2023

"The fact that the FTC is taking a run at the transaction" will embolden the European Union, said William Kovacic, a former FTC chair who now teaches at the George Washington University Law School.

From Reuters Dec. 9, 2022

Such a hope will quicken them for all service, and such a vision will embolden them in all peril.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts by Alexander Maclaren