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Recent Examples of overconfidence
But overconfidence can drive businesses toward failure, found a 2020 study published in the New England Journal of Entrepreneurship.
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Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
Recognize that uncertainty also helps counteract overconfidence in AI decisions, especially in data sets prone to historical bias.
—Andre Shojaie, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
The party is ebullient after a summer that saw Trump's chances drop amid Harris' surge -- but, as with Harris, his fate is far from certain, and Republicans are warning against overconfidence while still enjoying the more level playing field.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
In the event, stronger morale, superior generalship, and Russia’s overconfidence (and consequent expectation of a rapid victory) proved of outsize importance.
—Rajan Menon, Foreign Affairs, 12 Apr. 2023
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Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
Recognize that uncertainty also helps counteract overconfidence in AI decisions, especially in data sets prone to historical bias.
—Andre Shojaie, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
The party is ebullient after a summer that saw Trump's chances drop amid Harris' surge -- but, as with Harris, his fate is far from certain, and Republicans are warning against overconfidence while still enjoying the more level playing field.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
In the event, stronger morale, superior generalship, and Russia’s overconfidence (and consequent expectation of a rapid victory) proved of outsize importance.
—Rajan Menon, Foreign Affairs, 12 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overconfidence
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Kudos are also due Christian Probst as a prince without a drop of royal arrogance.Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 12 Dec. 2024
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Barack Obama came across to his foes as the principle of arrogance.Philip Elliott, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
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The real estate sector is highly competitive and requires tough skin, persistence and self-confidence.William Mullane, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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The gardener’s insecticide that killed the aphids on the roses, releasing the old, rich, scented breeze that had infected him with self-confidence.Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
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Makeup, initially applied judiciously, becomes a heavily layered shellac, an attempt to gain confidence through cosmetics.Jenelle Riley, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
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Economic confidence hangs in the balance as constitutional judges weigh how to rule on Yoon’s fate over the next 180 days.William Pesek, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Balance self-assurance with a willingness to disrupt norms to foster loyalty and excitement in the process.Lilian Raji, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Mastering The Basics For broad leadership fundamentals, Katty Kay and Claire Shipman’s The Confidence Code: The Science And Art Of Self-Assurance—What Women Should Know examines the science behind self-assurance and how to apply it for career and leadership success.Cynthia Pong, JD, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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Patients are also more likely to choose a hospital with safety assurances.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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And for some who are eager to conceive, the anecdotal assurance may be enough.Fiorella Valdesolo, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
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In other words, printing presses didn’t fund German war debt, but the presumption that Germany would win (and get back to work after winning) did.John Tamny, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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The presumptions about Carina can barely be contained in one library.Greg Evans, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Overconfidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overconfidence. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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