cocky
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The cocky Mr. Pratt insists he will earn a majority in the first round: “I’m going to be mayor.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Two years later, though, Jospin won a revenge of sorts when the cocky Chirac called an early general election, expecting his right-wing RPR party -- forerunner of Nicolas Sarkozy's Republicans -- to win easily.
From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026
AI was already used with Kilmer so he could again play one of his most iconic roles, the cocky pilot Iceman, in the 2022 sequel to the era-defining 1980s hit "Top Gun."
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
And so cocky B.J. zooms across the ocean to reboot his career on “Wildcard,” a South Korean reality competition show that narrows 52 aspiring K-pop idols to one winner.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026
She was two inches tall, with yellow hair pulled up in a high ponytail and her hands on her hips in a confident, cocky way that I admired.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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