hubris
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Some might have questioned his hubris, but only before learning that he was on a mission from God.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
"This started as an exercise in showing the world a hubris of economists who think they can forecast stuff that they actually have no clue about," Klement said.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
The smugness, arrogance and hubris in this city is so thick you could cut it with a knife.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
He shows that Greek tragedy does not turn on hubris but on misjudgment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
What we did was terrible, but still I don’t think any of us were bad, exactly; chalk it up to weakness on my part, hubris on Henry’s, too much Greek prose composition—whatever you like.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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