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arrogance

[ar-uh-guhns] / ˈær ə gəns /


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The smugness, arrogance and hubris in this city is so thick you could cut it with a knife.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

“And it worked in some ways,” he says, without a trace of arrogance.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

When governments allow themselves to be drawn into war by intolerance or the arrogance of power, they plant the seeds of resentment that yield more hatred and violence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Bereaved and harmed mothers have blamed missed chances, "arrogance" among some senior doctors and a "defensive culture".

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

He had lost it all at Stoney Sept, in his arrogance.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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