self-regard
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Quite the opposite is true for the new restoration of “The Crowd,” an undisputed masterpiece of the silent era and as cutting an indictment of American self-regard and hubris as ever was made.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
This is not revelation: The defense secretary is well known for preening for the cameras with a level of self-regard that would embarrass most supermodels.
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2026
The pathological self-regard required to be a YouTube star turned out to be reasonable preparation for the supercharged bravado of being a boxer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
This level of self-regard in a writer and thinker as justifiably exalted as Smith may explain why our nation is turning on reading: aristocracies breed resentment among the proles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2025
This was an inherently unstable arrangement, given the self-regard of the two scientists.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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