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Each song shudders with youthful cockiness and desperation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

There was a control, a confidence, perhaps a cockiness at times, about their play.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2024

The first, Hodges recalled, was a certain cockiness.

From New York Times • Aug. 7, 2023

Among the upstart Skrulls, Ben-Adir conveys the cockiness of a young firebrand, peppered with the smugness of a classic thriller villain.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2023

Her smile fades, and I can see the cockiness dissolve in waves.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King




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