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Manifest destiny gets a mention, and the plot will conventionally pose Native humbleness against white hubris.

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Defying this power discrepancy is the source of both hubris and heroism in the protagonists of classical tragedy.

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Spanning eight episodes each, both series explore the circumstances that gave rise to horrific crimes — from dynastic hubris, corruption and greed to societal prejudice and lazy law enforcement.

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Liberals either didn’t notice or underestimated his chutzpah and hubris.

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Lake Superior’s first known commercial casualty, in 1816, was a schooner with a name that suggests hubris: the Invincible.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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