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arrogance

[ar-uh-guhns] / ˈær ə gəns /


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It isn’t an arrogance or nonchalant lack of passion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Mr. Diamond’s book would have benefited from a breakdown of leadership into various traits—humility, arrogance, decisiveness—and a discussion of their bearing on success or failure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Root stationed eight fielders on the boundary at one point - but it did not deter Razaullah as he brashly swaggered at the crease with the arrogance of youth.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

That arrogance is in part how we got here.

From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026

There was no anger or arrogance in his voice, only genuine humility.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry


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