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impudence

[im-pyuh-duhns] / ˈɪm pjə dəns /


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“The impudence of a bawd is modesty compared with that of a convert,” said George Savile, the first marquess of Halifax.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 8, 2026

The AI-generated Angie seems a bit overdone when compared to the more conflicted human original, whose moodiness shifts mercurially between impudence and ambivalence.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 20, 2025

It would never come into their heads to fabricate colossal untruths, and they would not believe others could have the impudence to distort the truth so infamously.

From Salon Dec. 10, 2023

Apparently, that impudence is what provoked Greene into calling Boebert a bad name.

From Seattle Times Jun. 27, 2023

Even the names of the four Ministries by which we are governed exhibit a sort of impudence in their deliberate reversal of the facts.

From "1984" by George Orwell




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