as in arrogance
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Noun
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Solskjaer felt that overconfidence bordering on arrogance might be PSG’s Achilles’ heel.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025 -
Titan: Plunges into the chilling 2023 submersible tragedy, peeling back the layers of ambition, arrogance, and a lack of oversight that led to catastrophe.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2025
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Still, with all of this fiery momentum comes a series of retrograde transits encouraging us to rethink, reassess and re-evaluate Mars-y themes such as autonomy, freedom and self-assertion.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Then, as Venus moves into Pisces, the focus shifts from self-assertion to a deeper, more transcendent love.—
Colin Bedell,
Them,
14 Jan. 2025
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Despite the oracular hubris of the genetic-screening vanguard, the story a parent wants has only one primary source, one reliable narrator.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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But Brody’s wrenching work juxtaposing hubris and humiliation distills an entire life into the raw pain of lingering trauma, the life-giving force of creative achievement and the crushing blows of the immigrant experience as his character is reminded of his place.—
Scott Feinberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
26 Feb. 2025
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The presumption has been that the way to protect freedom of speech is through a deregulated marketplace, and speech on social media platforms is no exception.—
Michael Gregory,
The Conversation,
17 Apr. 2025
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Blanket policies such as this one fail to promote public safety and undermine due process and the presumption of innocence by ignoring judges’ decisions and mitigating information provided by defense attorneys.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Disdainfulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disdainfulness. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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