arrogant
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“It would be an arrogant thing to think we’re alone,” she says as the black SUV she’s sitting in zigzags through Midtown Manhattan traffic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Robert Pattinson portrays the cruel and arrogant antagonist Antinous, who has own eyes fixed firmly on the queen while her husband is still away.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
The U.S. sports ticket market has long been arrogant and absurd.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
More than five weeks into the war, the Iranian army has dismissed what it called Trump's "arrogant rhetoric and baseless threats", saying they would not hinder its operations.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
He heard the speech with a growing sense of outrage, and thought it was “very arrogant and insulting.”
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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