arrogant
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But it also signaled a dangerous, misplaced confidence in unaided human reason. Through a series of arrogant miscalculations, Athens’ mostly peaceful, decadeslong hegemony would end.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
More than five weeks into the war, the Iranian army has dismissed what it called Trump's "arrogant rhetoric and baseless threats", saying they would not hinder its operations.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
He doesn't want to sound "arrogant", but if you are not "conventionally attractive", he says, then there is little softmaxxing can do.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
The ripples of the botched Watergate operation spoke to all of those arrogant enough to think they might be able to do it better.
From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026
He acknowledged that this represented an escalation, but given Hamilton’s arrogant evasiveness, “more will now be required than would have been asked at first.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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