swashbuckling
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The first Latino governor of the state was a swashbuckling old-school Californio who stepped up from being lieutenant governor into the governorship in 1875, after the governor at the time was elected to the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
A swashbuckling swagger was all part of the culture as well.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Vice President JD Vance told the mourners Graham was an affable, gregarious politician who would slap Senate colleagues on the back and had a passion for engaging opponents in "swashbuckling" debate.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
“He’d come to 101 Park Avenue, where I was a lawyer. He had this swashbuckling style,” Witkoff told a surprised Tucker Carlson on an early-2025 appearance on Carlson’s podcast.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
He was handsome and unattractive, a swashbuckling, beefy, conceited man who was putting on fat and was tormented chronically by prolonged seizures of apprehension.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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