hubris
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He certainly had been guilty of hubris, concluded Jackson, the historian.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
When we encounter a story as ancient as Odysseus’s, we directly encounter the hubris — a favorite sin among the ancient Greeks — of believing that our concerns, categories and even identities are timeless.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
It’s the hubris of this, the shamelessness of it.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
It validated the 24-hour news cycle and left a kind of black hole where our space-racing hubris had been.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Eighteen years after the event, I now recognize that I suf-fered from hubris, perhaps, and an appalling innocence, certainly; but I wasn’t suicidal.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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