machismo
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He never rose beyond private first class during a 1950s stint in the military, but he projected so much machismo that he seemed born to wear an officer’s uniform.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
As the eldest of four brothers, raised by parents from a small rancho in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, she was embedded in a culture where machismo ran deep.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025
A true bro cultivates a harsh, insouciant machismo.
From Salon • Aug. 16, 2025
America’s most machismo and gas-guzzling car, the Hummer, has been relaunched as an electric vehicle.
From Slate • Jun. 20, 2025
Maybe it proved I had a little bit of machismo in me after all.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
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