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
I remember being excited, of course, but also like, “Yes! I’m supposed to be here,” not from a cocky place but more affirmative.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026
Was Macron evoking Tom Cruise’s cocky fighter pilot Maverick in “Top Gun,” signaling that he wouldn’t back down against Trump’s demands for control of Greenland?
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
And there's something mighty fishy about this cocky kid- lawyer calling in the middle of dinner, insisting that I hurry right over.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
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