haughty
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Frankel says dozens of women tried out to play Emily, the haughty first assistant to Streep’s icy editor in chief.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
In the criminally short-lived series, Van Der Beek played a version of himself that was far more asinine and haughty than the actor was known to be in real life.
From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026
British comedian Lenny Henry starred in the show’s three seasons as Gareth Blackstock, the haughty chef of a Michelin-starred restaurant in the English countryside.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2025
Can’t someone in the party emerge as the locus for all of our haughty anger?
From Slate • Jun. 6, 2025
“That is not too poorly done,” he tells me, managing to retain his haughty, regal air somehow.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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