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Working on the project with such a hothead has been unpleasant.
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Sirianni, 45, a hypercompetitive hothead who has conspicuously engaged with players (in Eagles and opposing jerseys), coaches (Eagles and opposing), fans (same) and officials, wants to be a mature person who can rein in his emotions, but not at the expense of surrendering his essence.
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Michael Silver, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Twentieth-century historians tended to paint the senator as an ineffectual hothead, but Tameez maintains that Sumner’s in-your-face style helped shock a complacent nation into action.
—Rob Wolfe, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
Prosecutors portrayed Titus as a hothead who didn't like trespassers.
—CBS News, 19 May 2026
Prosecutors portrayed Titus as a hothead who didn’t like trespassers.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
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Michael Silver, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Twentieth-century historians tended to paint the senator as an ineffectual hothead, but Tameez maintains that Sumner’s in-your-face style helped shock a complacent nation into action.
—Rob Wolfe, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
Prosecutors portrayed Titus as a hothead who didn't like trespassers.
—CBS News, 19 May 2026
Prosecutors portrayed Titus as a hothead who didn’t like trespassers.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
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“Hothead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hothead. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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hothead
noun
hot·head
ˈhät-ˌhed 
: a hotheaded person
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