The Biden administration has acted the same way in every conflict. It talks about what we won’t do, it restricts our allies, it limits the good guys, and it emboldens the bad guys.
This is how you lose deterrence. It’s how we lost 1,000 Israelis and many Americans on October 7.
Washington's relentless attacks on China over the cause of the coronavirus outbreak may be emboldening Beijing’s leaders.
It’s Back. But What Does It Mean?
By DAVID SEGAL
Stanley Kubrick’s longtime assistant, Leon Vitali, says various theories
about hidden meanings in “The Shining,” proposed in the documentary
“Room 237,” are just “balderdash.”
Theater Review | 'Saga'
A Family Manipulated by an Economic Crisis
By JASON ZINOMAN
The puppet drama “Saga,” about how Iceland’s economic crisis affected a
family, appears to push puppetry into new mature territory.
Taira also gives puppeteering exhibitions at elementary schools. After manipulating a puppet, one girl commented, "My heart raced because I felt as if I could return to my true self."
Just like Taira, there are kids who are heartened by the puppets. On Nov. 3, hoping to inspire many more children, he opened a 30-seat theater for his plays in Tokyo's Nishi-Shinjuku district.
balderdash
bal·der·dash (bôl d r-d sh ). n. Nonsense. [Possibly alteration of Medieval Latin balductum, posset.] balderdash [ˈbɔːldəˌdæʃ]. n. stupid or illogical talk; ...embolden
/ɪmˈbəʊld(ə)n,ɛmˈbəʊld(ə)n/
verb
- 1.give (someone) the courage or confidence to do something."emboldened by the claret, he pressed his knee against hers"
- 2.cause (a piece of text) to appear in a bold typeface."centre, embolden, and underline the heading"
hearten
The verb has one meaning:
Meaning #1: give encouragement to
Synonyms: cheer, recreate, embolden
Antonym: dishearten (meaning #1)
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