overconfidence
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And public after-action reviews could test the accuracy of consensus-based projections, as the military does, so that overconfidence carries a reputational cost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Warsh’s distaste for overconfidence in models and technocratic expertise has also held throughout his career.
From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026
The main pluses humans have going for them are their overconfidence and yearning to manipulate anything and anyone they can for their own ends.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2025
The seat then contained the Labour stronghold of Harlow, but an energetic campaign, coupled with the overconfidence of the sitting Labour MP, saw Tebbit victorious in 1970.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2025
It was an error of a commander’s overconfidence, small in history, large in the lives of those men.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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