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Trump’s Comments About The Panama Canal Trump remarked that the United States should regain control of the Panama Canal, a statement that evoked arrogance and colonialism in the past.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025 -
The historical 'attitude' (arrogance) in his acting has fueled MAGA, and his endorsements of Trump are undeniably overbearing and irrational.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
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The elder Richards was an outspoken feminist who was given to salty one-liners, and who was open about her struggle with alcoholism and her disdain for phoniness, even in her own party.—
Jonathan Van Meter,
Vogue,
20 Jan. 2025
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But by taking on the bureaucracy, Ramaswamy and Musk are in fact demonstrating disdain for the dignity of working people.—
Jeffery Vacante,
Hartford Courant,
19 Jan. 2025
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This trend seemed to forecast a decline in reggaetón’s dominance within Latin music circles.—
Jason Lipshutz,
Billboard,
22 Jan. 2025
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To keep America and its allies ahead of emerging threats, Lockheed Martin is delivering and advancing unmatched air dominance solutions focused on technological innovation — where pilots and drones soar together.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
22 Jan. 2025
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Fortunately, Ruth has an elegant hauteur to call on in these situations.—
Helen Shaw,
The New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2025
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They are written with a thuggish hauteur, as if Pacino’s Tony ‘Scarface’ Montana had been transplanted to the world of music promotion – all machismo and ultimatums.—
Martin McKenzie-Murray,
SPIN,
7 Jan. 2025
Noun
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You and your drinking and your wallowing and your endless crippling condescension.—
Ayad Akhtar,
The Atlantic,
4 Dec. 2024
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In his 1978 State of the Union address, Carter subtly channeled their condescension.—
Harry Boyte and Trygve Throntveit,
TIME,
4 Jan. 2025
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His boisterous persona was more comical than confrontational, a hot-air balloon of strutting pomposity punctured by his family.—
Jim McKairnes,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
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Lacking the pop cultural connection of Vox Lux, The Brutalist’s pomposity becomes unrelatable, if not repugnant.—
Armond White,
National Review,
3 Jan. 2025
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