arrogant
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In fact, it’s so in love with its flawed protagonist that it can’t see he’s the least compelling character in the movie, an ambitious, arrogant, grasping, unscrupulous man we’ve met countless times before.
From Los Angeles Times โ Sep. 5, 2026
Simpson, was produced 10 years after the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman and just prior to “If I Did It,” perhaps the most arrogant mea culpa in the history of confessional literature.
From The Wall Street Journal โ Sep. 2, 2026
Calm, confident, a little bit arrogant at times, but also just looks like you want to play for him.
From BBC โ Aug. 31, 2026
Although he was revered by his men, former Yugoslav army spokesman Ljubodrag Stojadinovic once described him as "narcissistic, conceited, vain and arrogant".
From Barron's โ Aug. 27, 2026
The confident presentation of an idea in classic style should not be confused with an arrogant insistence that it is correct.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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