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• a  marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited; it was a gutsy thing to do"
• s  showing courage

• Ghosts of every species set traps for plucky young Chihiro-- or help her step out of them.
• The threat of further revelations prompted Hart and his plucky wife Lee to suspend campaigning in New Hampshire and fly to Denver for the ritual hoisting of the white flag.
• In a summer of grim news, a plucky 7-year-old escaped her kidnappers and showed that not all abductions end badly.

• gutsy
• feisty
• spunky

• gutless

News & Articles

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• Soccer-Namibia derail Nigeria's early qualification hopes
  By Mark Gleeson WINDHOEK, June 12 (Reuters) - Namibia derailed Nigeria's hopes of becoming the first side through to the last round of African World Cup qualifying by holding the continental champions to a 1-1 draw in Windhoek on Wednesday. Nigeria defender Godfrey Oboabona struck home an 83rd-minute freekick to deny Namibia an upset after the plucky hosts had gone ahead through substitute Deon ...
  June 12, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! Sports
• Mexican Fans Drill Costa Rican Soccer Player In The Head With Debris
  Mexico played Costa Rica tonight at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City in a match everyone thought was Mexico's to lose. They didn't lose, but Mexico were frustrated by the plucky visiting side, and by the 78th minute, the score remained 0-0. That's when Costa Rica captain Bryan Ruiz ran over to take a corner kick, and when Mexican fans started throwing empty bottles and trash at the player. One ...
  June 12, 2013 - Deadspin
• Gardner surging as Yankees’ big bats slump
  OAKLAND — Brett Gardner is the new Robinson Cano. And if that continues for a long stretch, the plucky Yankees will have to rely even more heavily on a pitching staff that has kept them close to the AL East lead. “This is the best I have ever seen him swing...
  June 11, 2013 - New York Post

Quotes

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• Michael Buble in Toronto Sun
  Seven years ago, I came to this event as a plucky young man full of dreams,said Buble, accepting his award in worn jeans, a black T-shirt and a suitjacket. "And now, I'm a middle-aged, balding man whose dream is to have hair like the Bieb....
• Chris Hoy in International Herald Tribune
  It just goes to show how much Team GB's performance really captured the imagination of the country,Hoy added. "We were no longer the plucky British losers."