overconfidence
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And Yi argues the distortion has warped strategic thinking in both China and the U.S., feeding overconfidence in Beijing and anxiety in Washington.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Warsh’s distaste for overconfidence in models and technocratic expertise has also held throughout his career.
From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026
The report concluded: "There were deviations from policy and practice, overconfidence in the ability to recruit at scale and lack of resources in vetting increased risk."
From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2026
The main pluses humans have going for them are their overconfidence and yearning to manipulate anything and anyone they can for their own ends.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2025
I’m not the kind of person who’s prone to premonitions or overconfidence, so I suspected that there was more to my flash than magical thinking.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
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