imperious
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Since then, they've been imperious, winning a second World Cup, reaching the final in 2017 and 2022, and lifting nine of the past 10 Six Nations titles.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Plummer’s Getty is imperious and withholding, refusing to pay the ransom for his kidnapped grandson and seemingly puzzled that anyone would expect him to.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
After winning the team sprint with Rhian Edmunds and Lowri Thomas, Finucane was imperious with stunning success in the individual sprint, 1,000m time trial and keirin.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
In Gainsborough’s painting Germain looks imperious and impenitent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
Mama murmured her good days, but Dedd gave the chauffeur the imperious look of a mistress whose servant has disobeyed her wishes.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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