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hubristic





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“In my view, this decision is not only truly unfortunate but also hubristic and senseless.”

From Salon Jul. 8, 2025

It’s hubristic to think you could do it and I think it takes someone kind of crazy.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2024

“It’s going to happen—it would be hubristic to think it’s not,” Cline told me.

From Slate Apr. 28, 2024

James never responded with words after Dillon Brooks dismissed him as “old” following Game 2 last week, but his play continues to make the Grizzlies’ agitator look just as hubristic and foolish as he sounded.

From Seattle Times Apr. 25, 2023

The hubristic longings of a child seminarian were to carry Europe out of the cloister of medieval thought.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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