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swagger

[swag-er] / ˈswæg ər /


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“Let Me Roll It” had a funky swagger, while “Getting Better” chugged with cheerful insistence; “I’ve Just Seen a Face” showed off the group’s crisp harmonies and “Lady Madonna” its tight rhythmic interplay.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

The two entrepreneurs came to epitomize a certain swagger of the first hype cycle roughly a decade ago when Silicon Valley was betting it could replace a world of human-driven cars with robots.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Far-right media personalities are adept at commanding attention with showmanship and swagger.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026

American Girls possesses a cheeky swagger that'll sound immense at his record-breaking Wembley Stadium residency this summer.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Tall and fair, with blue-green eyes, sandy hair streaked-by the sun, and a lean and comely body, Gerris Drinkwater had a swagger to him, a confidence bordering on arrogance.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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