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But the decision to overrule the Chevron deference doctrine and to expand the role of courts is an extraordinary and self-aggrandizing claim of power and authority for the judicial branch.
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Washington Post, 9 July 2024
Perhaps the only feature of Modi’s reputation as consistent as his anti-Muslim agenda is his self-aggrandizing ambition.
—Maya Jasanoff, The New Yorker, 19 June 2024
Showing up a full hour into the shock jock’s self-aggrandizing autobiographical comedy, Giamatti brings a brash southern smarminess to his foil character, who devolves into a stewing, screaming mess as he’s ruthlessly mocked on the air by the man he’s sworn to rein in.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
Of course, some might take issue with a portrait of the country as obsessively self-aggrandizing, often to the detriment of others.
—Jon Sebastian Shifrin, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2024
His words focused heavily on attacking his political rivals, self-aggrandizing and stoking fear to make his case for 2024.
—Angelo Fichera, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Arguably the greatest classical actor of his generation, McKellen’s command of the stage, of language and also, crucially, of silence hold the audience rapt, especially in gleefully self-aggrandizing soliloquies.
—David Benedict, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
Quite frankly, Booth’s eventual demise by the show’s finale is a relief from the constant rants and self-aggrandizing.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 Mar. 2024
In North Korea, experts say, Trump handed brutal dictator Kim Jong Un a powerful propaganda victory by holding fruitless and self-aggrandizing summits.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2024
Washington Post, 9 July 2024
Perhaps the only feature of Modi’s reputation as consistent as his anti-Muslim agenda is his self-aggrandizing ambition.
—Maya Jasanoff, The New Yorker, 19 June 2024
Showing up a full hour into the shock jock’s self-aggrandizing autobiographical comedy, Giamatti brings a brash southern smarminess to his foil character, who devolves into a stewing, screaming mess as he’s ruthlessly mocked on the air by the man he’s sworn to rein in.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
Of course, some might take issue with a portrait of the country as obsessively self-aggrandizing, often to the detriment of others.
—Jon Sebastian Shifrin, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2024
His words focused heavily on attacking his political rivals, self-aggrandizing and stoking fear to make his case for 2024.
—Angelo Fichera, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Arguably the greatest classical actor of his generation, McKellen’s command of the stage, of language and also, crucially, of silence hold the audience rapt, especially in gleefully self-aggrandizing soliloquies.
—David Benedict, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
Quite frankly, Booth’s eventual demise by the show’s finale is a relief from the constant rants and self-aggrandizing.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 Mar. 2024
In North Korea, experts say, Trump handed brutal dictator Kim Jong Un a powerful propaganda victory by holding fruitless and self-aggrandizing summits.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2024
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