imperious
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He ran afoul of some in the orchestra and of its imperious head, Ernest Fleischmann.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 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
Man or woman, Morris remained imperious, snobbish and egocentric.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Russell had looked the most likely to deliver pole all weekend and he was imperious all session.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 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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