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imperious

[im-peer-ee-uhs] / ɪmˈpɪər i əs /


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The 31-year-old was in imperious form, averaging 107 and 111, before another 100-plus average in the final.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

He explains why Meryl Streep’s imperious magazine editor in “The Devil Wears Prada” is one of the few female characters in Hollywood to wear glasses in a favorable way.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Those belts, if you’ll remember, were the trigger for Meryl Streep’s Oscar-nominated speech about how her imperious fashion magazine editor in chief Miranda Priestly creates trends that trickle down to the rest of us rabble.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

The two-time major winner, who claimed this title in 2024, looked back to her imperious best in a bogey-free round at Houston's Memorial Park Golf Course.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Dogged and imperious, with a handlebar mustache that seemed to bend his smile into a perpetual scowl, Bateson was unmoved by equations.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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