imperious
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Curry recurs in Téa Leoni’s excellent sitcom as Sir Rudolph Halley, the imperious, amoral owner of the tabloid paper where Nora, Leoni’s character, works as a photographer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
In another instance of playing a set of disparate characters, he was the imperious patriarch Joe Jackson in the former and the rebellious, empathetic whistleblower Hugo Wakefield in the latter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
The Italian said afterwards he had "needed that today" from the crowd to help him over the line - but his serve was almost imperious throughout.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
In Gainsborough’s painting Germain looks imperious and impenitent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
Sybil scorned Mingo, his greasy personality and constant jockeying; an imperious nature lurked beneath his gregariousness.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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