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His most “persistent hater,” the pompous moralist Cato the Censor, railed at Scipio’s unseemly pride and alleged corruption.

Dramatically, however, “Sirāt” is at once haphazard and pompous, stalling on its central mystery and throwing in a few flashes of distracting calamity.

So I just quoted them being completely pompous.

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The mockumentary “This Is Spinal Tap” parodied pompous rock musicians to great effect.

But pompous Henrich and Victor don’t appreciate that their accomplishments are built on other’s sacrifices.

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