presumptuousness
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But one person’s presumptuousness is another’s winning audacity, and Crane’s overreach is among the many traits that fascinate Paul Auster, who himself has had a rich career as a novelist, poet, screenwriter and memoirist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2021
To quote Seneca again, “Such is the presumptuousness of men that, although they may have received much, they count it an injury that they might have received more.”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 6, 2018
Macron’s quest to fill that void has seen critics accuse him of staggering presumptuousness.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 17, 2017
His sartorial presumptuousness surely contributed to the king's growing belief that Wolsey was rising above his station, and to his eventual downfall in 1530.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2014
Pauline's questions were nettling, and Selma intended by her response to suggest the presumptuousness of her sister-in-law's doubts in the face of competent authority.
From Unleavened Bread by Robert Grant
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