hubris
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You can call it logic or you can call it hubris, but reality bites.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
She said the "hubris and incompetence" of those in charge of Scotland's ferry network had "failed a blameless workforce that deserves the chance to turn the page".
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
An even bigger deal, Sony’s 1989 buyout of Columbia Pictures—for around $5 billion including debt—would for a time be a favorite business-school example of corporate hubris.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Sure, one might argue that in “The Odyssey,” Nolan is studying his own hubris, accepting the innate faults that come with bringing Homer to the big screen.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
How could he have been guilty of such hubris?
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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