Panglossian
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Of course, there are limits to taking a Panglossian attitude and psyching ourselves up in the face of challenges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
In the other, titles sounded optimistic, almost Panglossian.
From New York Times ● Nov. 8, 2023
Of all the euphemisms the Times has used for "pathological lying," "Panglossian dismissiveness" maybe the the Times-iest.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2020
The fire that leveled the wooden business district of our pioneer town — although it caused no fatalities aside from a Panglossian “million rats” — also was featured in newspapers across the country.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2019
When my master adopted the Panglossian view of the universe I used no arguments that might cloud his serenity.
From The Belovéd Vagabond by William John Locke
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