arrogance
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Alfonsi’s parting words to the Columbia Journalism Review perfectly summarized the nightmare unfolding at CBS: “The arrogance, cruelty, and incompetence is stunning.”
From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026
The smugness, arrogance and hubris in this city is so thick you could cut it with a knife.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
“And it worked in some ways,” he says, without a trace of arrogance.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
I’m often amazed by the arrogance that scientists, politicians and others display when using the term “settled science.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
When Locri was destroyed by one of his legates, the Locrians were not avenged by him, nor was the arrogance of that legate corrected, all this arising from his easygoing nature.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
Vocabulary lists containing arrogance
The Westing Game
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Dwight D. Eisenhower, "The Military-Industrial Complex" (1961)
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Thirteen Reasons Why
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