hubris
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"This started as an exercise in showing the world a hubris of economists who think they can forecast stuff that they actually have no clue about," Klement said.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
The smugness, arrogance and hubris in this city is so thick you could cut it with a knife.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
Moreover, for Aristotle, hubris is not an offense against the gods but is characterized by acts that dishonor other persons.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Some of those are even remembered as the leaders who brought down great empires with their own hubris and egotism.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026
To tamper with something as mysterious and miraculous as the birth of a child was an act of hubris.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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