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Noun
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The Knicks have pulled it off by being resilient, near perfect in spurts and with the help of arrogance from the opponent.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
15 May 2025 -
Save us from violence, discord, and confusion; from pride and arrogance, and from every evil way.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
15 May 2025
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Still, with all of this fiery momentum comes a series of retrograde transits encouraging us to rethink, reassess and re-evaluate Mars-y themes such as autonomy, freedom and self-assertion.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Then, as Venus moves into Pisces, the focus shifts from self-assertion to a deeper, more transcendent love.—
Colin Bedell,
Them,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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For the Miami Heat, such an approach would be abject hubris in light of a 10th-place finish and 37-45 record.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
17 May 2025
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Then there are the galactic quantities of hubris that underpin the penultimate sentence.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Therefore, the presumption of innocence must continue to prevail.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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Proposing that the artifacts belong where their makers live now is sensible, but the problem at the heart of Dahomey is its presumption of guilt without resolution or remedy.—
Armond White,
National Review,
16 May 2025
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“Disdainfulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disdainfulness. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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