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hubris

[hyoo-bris, hoo-] / ˈhyu brɪs, ˈhu- /


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The smugness, arrogance and hubris in this city is so thick you could cut it with a knife.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

He’s likely to end up celebrating only his own decadence, poverty of spirit and enormous hubris.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

Policymakers and private-sector actors should caution themselves against hubris.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

My main issue is the hubris of it all — and the people who enabled it.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

If my father had possessed the words, he would have said the whole enterprise was bad hubris.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee




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