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But the numbers don’t tell quite the hubristic message implied by the headlines.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Assigning yourself the heavy duty of curing all disorders, however, strikes me as even more hubristic than comparing oneself to Jesus Christ.

From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026

“In my view, this decision is not only truly unfortunate but also hubristic and senseless.”

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2025

I offered to hear him out and also to ask his thoughts about city politics at a time when his residency scandal seems like a hubristic error by comparison.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2023

The hubristic longings of a child seminarian were to carry Europe out of the cloister of medieval thought.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan


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