cavalier
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Much of the world still thinks of Latin American organized crime in terms of cut-throat cocaine cartels and cavalier capos like Pablo Escobar.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
“You can’t be cavalier about the fact that this is going to have some potential disruptive possibilities,” said Sanjay Poonen, chief executive of data-security company Cohesity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
In columns and on TV, he warns that Hegseth’s cavalier attitude toward the rule of law and civilian protections is corroding military professionalism.
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2026
Oh, you want me to become a cavalier, because this is still the most prestigious role in the army?
From Slate ● Mar. 2, 2026
The spring came slowly, the new menage settled down, and Elaine arranged a tournament for her cavalier.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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She was at Westminster on Monday to show one of her cavaliers, named Hope.
From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2023
So the BBC Radio 4's Today programme debate on "Do We Need a Monarchy?" offered snapshots into these competing world views, serving up a pundits' version of roundheads versus cavaliers.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2023
He wished that his knights for the battle would thirst, But his “brave” cavaliers were, quite simply, The Worst.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 21, 2022
The divas and cavaliers of this all-male troupe are — as they present themselves to us in performance — fabulously stupid, artificial, hammy, clichéd, superficial, dated, monstrous.
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2016
The only ones who even irritated him were the cavaliers, the high-bred, feathery, courtly ones who spoke like Englishmen and treated a man like dirt.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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