impudent
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Before Standard Oil became “the most gigantic, the most cruel, impudent, pitiless, and grasping monopoly which ever fastened upon a community,” it was a start-up.
From Barron's ● May 2, 2026
Whether he meant it or not, it was a spectacular and impudent piece of skill.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2025
He is impudent in court, which probably did him no favors.
From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2024
“I’ll strike my words but I’m not apologizing,” returned Greene, with the gusto of an impudent teenager.
From Slate ● May 21, 2024
The sheriff heeded the voice and looked at the room—flowered chintz, lace curtains, white drawn-work table cover, cushions on the couch covered with a bright and impudent print.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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