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Examples
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Pike doing a great job of portraying a swaggering, cock-sure Kirk and Urban doing a fine job playing the older, put-upon Bones.
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In other words, by being "cock-sure" and arrogant, instead of thoughtful and cautious, when dealing with difficult, complex problems.
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Felson in the original is a cock-sure wunderkind with a self-destructive streak as big as his talent.
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Now - I'm so pleased you weren't taken in by the rather brash, cock-sure and altogether vulgar coupe.
Down Rover! Peter Ashley 2008
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"The problem with the world," according to philosopher Bertran Russell, "is that the stupid are cock-sure and the intelligent are full of doubt."
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I say that with a healthy dose of skepticism, having seen first hand how defiantly arrogant and cock-sure of themselves that they are even after the smaller colliders failed to find the SM Higgs when more accurate measurements of the top quark guided them to lower the expected energy range for the higgs to within their reach.
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I was growing blatant about it, cock-sure, and I couldn't wait to brag about this to the guys in our crowd.
Lynda, The First 2010
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"The problem with the world," according to philosopher Bertran Russell, "is that the stupid are cock-sure and the intelligent are full of doubt."
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He tried to look certain, but was overshot into cock-sure.
Settled 2010
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In other words, by being "cock-sure" and arrogant, instead of thoughtful and cautious, when dealing with difficult, complex problems.
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