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arrogance

[ar-uh-guhns] / ˈær ə gəns /


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That arrogance is in part how we got here.

From Slate Aug. 27, 2026

He is a quality player with a strut and arrogance that singles him out from the rest.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

In short: Wilson snuck a 2,700-year-old poem through the gates of mainstream taste — and after that victory, her arrogance left her marooned.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

But Alphabet’s refusal to let a human override the car’s “mind of its own” underscores the AI industry’s arrogance.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

The French have decided to ignore our self-proclaimed superiority, and this is translated as arrogance.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris




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