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imperious

[im-peer-ee-uhs] / ɪmˈpɪər i əs /


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Since then, they've been imperious, winning a second World Cup, reaching the final in 2017 and 2022, and lifting nine of the past 10 Six Nations titles.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

“You’ve quarreled with everyone,” Wilde’s old friend Frank Harris once despairingly informed Douglas, adding that “you have the most imperious temper I’ve ever met.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Curry recurs in Téa Leoni’s excellent sitcom as Sir Rudolph Halley, the imperious, amoral owner of the tabloid paper where Nora, Leoni’s character, works as a photographer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

The Italian said afterwards he had "needed that today" from the crowd to help him over the line - but his serve was almost imperious throughout.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

Despite himself, he felt a spark of sympathy for the minuscule, imperious dragon.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell


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