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Each song shudders with youthful cockiness and desperation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

It was a mixture of cockiness and exasperation as if to say, “That’s enough. This game needs to be done.”

From Seattle Times • May 31, 2024

Natural talent allied with the cockiness that comes with knowing you are more gifted than your rivals made him an irresistible force.

From BBC • May 13, 2024

Nearly two months later, Newsom’s cockiness appears misplaced.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2024

Surely her cockiness, her optimism and energy, her pizzazz, will get her out of this.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood




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