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brazenness

b ray zuh nuhs

  • n  behavior marked by a bold defiance of the proprieties and lack of shame

  • Glowing with boyish brazenness, Kane is an inspiration to all who see it, especially filmmakers.
  • Obviously I'm supposed to be impressed by Adelson's wit or brazenness or stupidity or whatever.
  • Blagojevich, Rod awareness of that a list of things that constituted an acceptable exchange for a Senate seat "can't be in writing" brazenness of is repeatedly noted, possibly .
News & Articles

  • House, car break-ins on the rise
    In the first six months of 2013, there were 45 house break-ins and 75 car break-ins in Milton, compared with 27 and 26, respectively, a year earlier. But few matched the brazenness of an incident last weekend on Herrick Drive, when a burglar took $1,800 of goods while eight people slept inside the home, police said.        
    July 21, 2013 - Boston Globe
Quotes

  • Christopher Christie in Newsday
    It's been six years doing this job, and I thought I could no longer be surprised by a combination of brazenness, arrogance and stupidity,US Attorney Christopher Christie said. "But the people elected in this state continue to defy...
  • Charles Schumer in WMDT
    This spontaneous popular movement was driven mainly by the parents of drug-addicted children, recovering addicts and religious leaders who were determined to take a stand against the flourishing drug trade, conducted with open brazenness from a... Helen Zille http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Zille&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNE28NqLmWpoJhgx3OwJn9CWkZcN5w Independent Online http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.iol.co.za/index.php%3Fset_id%3D1%26click_id%3D15%26art_id%3Dnw20070914114121843C368230&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGEdh_JBLCNmAe9l2gJxtkUajpDyw Sep 14, 2007 12437 17020 brazenness Schumer says there were plenty of dirty tricks in the 2006 elections, but -- quote -- the ploy used in Maryland stands out for its sheer cynicism and brazenness."

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