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How to use the word EMBOLDEN in a Sentence?

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I think what we need to understand is that these legacy D.C. and New York outlets - we do n’t care what you think anymore. We know you peddle narratives. We know you lie. We know you do n’t care about the facts. And so you can try to smear me or anyone in my administration all you want to. All that’s going to do is embolden us to continue moving forward for the people in Florida.

Governor DeSantis

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Giving concession to the Iranian regime will embolden them to kill their own people, to wage terror in the region, and rapidly dash to a nuclear bomb, i urge the Biden administration to quickly change course with Iran and pay attention to what over 250 bipartisan House members said in H.Res.118, and that is ‘ we stand with the people of Iran who are continuing to hold legitimate and peaceful protests against an oppressive and corrupt regime. ’ Iran deserves that.

Ebrahim Raisi

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Capitulating to out-of-this-world demands would make overall situation much more dangerous, as it would just embolden Kremlin to act aggressively, moreover, China and other revisionists are watching the reaction to a Kremlin gamble.

Pasi Eronen

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Overarchingly China is concerned that the potential evolution of U.S defense policy regarding Taiwan is going to embolden Taiwan and advance the pro-independence movement, any time a U.S. official makes any comment about Taiwan with respect to strengthening the relationship or even implies that the relationship is going to be strengthened, China will push back vociferously.

Heino Klinck

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The military balance in the Indo-Pacific is becoming more unfavorable for the United States and our allies, with this imbalance, we are accumulating risk that may embolden China to unilaterally change the status quo before our forces may be able to deliver an effective response.

Philip Davidson

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Something that was a very common thread… is the belief that we handed terrorism a massive propaganda victory, their concern is that the propaganda victory will embolden jihadists around the world.

Bill Hagerty

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The Biden Administration refuses to secure the border and is instead scattering unaccompanied kids all over the country with no regard for the consequences, when we push back and demand answers, they cut off transparency and embolden one of the worst human trafficking crises we’ve seen at our border in the last 20 years.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The time has come for the European Union to take action. Silence and inaction under whatever pretext will only embolden the mullahs’ regime to continue its crimes and terrorism.

Maryam Rajavi

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

We're relieved that the Louisiana law has been blocked today but we're concerned about tomorrow, (The) Court's decision could embolden states to pass even more restrictive laws when clarity is needed if abortion rights are to be protected.

Nancy Northup

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I think President Donald Trump's President Donald Trump and President Donald Trump knows President Donald Trump can't win this election without the alt right -- without getting people to vote for him, whose views President Donald Trump disapproves of. But President Donald Trump hasn't had the courage to really stand up to the alt right in the way President Donald Trump should, there is a kind of fascist mentality in the world today. I don't worry that President Donald Trump will try to govern that way. I do worry that President Donald Trump will embolden and strengthen some of the fascist elements in our society.

Alan Dershowitz

Found on CNN
4 years ago

This needs to empower and embolden the athletes who should feel they can come forward without fear of retaliation, and without intimidation.

Richard Blumenthal

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Just like the Trump administration and the state politicians they embolden, Missouri Governor Parson's inspections process has become just another vehicle to intimidate doctors like me and to push abortion out of reach for patients, none of this has one bit to do with patient health or safety, but rather, banning abortion.

Leana Wen

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Trump appears to be attempting to micromanage the oil... to maintain strong enough production to keep global supplies in surplus, but as far as the Saudis are concerned, today's tweets could even embolden their efforts toward restraint.

Jim Ritterbusch

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

The result provides some reassurance to the BJP that its popularity remains intact, that could embolden the government to pursue reforms in future, including loosening foreign direct investment restrictions and moves toward privatization.

Shilan Shah

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

It will embolden junta leader Prayuth to think he has millions of Thais behind him and it will extend military control not for one or two years but 20 years.

Sinai Phase

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

Arming the FTC staff with this sweeping new policy statement is likely to embolden them to explore the limits of unfair methods of competition, i fear this will ultimately lead to more, not less uncertainty.

Maureen Ohlhausen

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The likely effect will be to embolden a shoot first, Wild West mentality.

Stephen Mohr

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

That decision sets a troubling precedent that will only empower and embolden bad actors to use cyber as an offensive weapon even more aggressively in the future.

John McCain

Found on CNN
9 years ago

We find ourselves in a stalemate that can only embolden perpetrators to continue their brutality, what is needed is a dramatic shift in this council's approach to arresting Darfur suspects.

Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

This ruling, I think, marks a big shift in direction, the Feds will have to be very careful in what cases to pick and potentially prosecute and a sense that there is a vacuum could embolden some people to be less strict in analyzing their information and where it comes from.

David Tawil

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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    express strong disapproval of
    A interrupt
    B obligate
    C accompany
    D condemn