Growth and innovation come from daring ideas and calculated gambles, but boldness is getting harder to come by at some companies.

WSJ: Memo to Staff: Take More Risks

Then, finally, Farah sprinted to the front to take control of the final lap and turn it into a speed race, daring his rivals to come with him rather than trying to win from behind as he did in the 10, 000.

WSJ: Social Media

While many questions remain about how Castro maintained such tight control over the women for so many years before one of them made a daring escape Monday, the horrors they suffered are beginning to come to light.

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It opens the mind to new possibilities by examining how they have come to life in other times and places by dint of daring, diligence, determination and diverse ideas.

CNN: CENTURY OF LIBERATION

In the face of cynicism and stifled opportunity, the world saw daring individuals who held fast to the idea that the world can change and walls could come down.

WHITEHOUSE: Presidential Proclamation--Captive Nations Week

Lately, Antarctic travel has come in for some criticism as its popularity has grown from a few hundred daring tourists when it started 40-odd years ago to more than 46, 000 last season.

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