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That had been in 1991, with the Berlin Wall knocked down, victory declared in the Cold War and liberal democracy in its most self-confident ascendancy.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Mr. Kaplow’s crackling script incorporates some historically accurate trivia involving other celebrities who showed up at Sardi’s, including one jarringly self-confident and vaguely obnoxious little boy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

Where her Kayla is brash, entitled and self-confident to a fault, Jess is needy, full of second thoughts and self-doubts, even as she projects a kind of frantic cheerfulness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025

Both men—Mattis a retired Marine four-star general, Tillerson a former Exxon CEO—were supremely self-confident.

From Slate • Sep. 2, 2024

For a littlun he was self-confident, holding out his hands, cradling the conch as Ralph did, looking round at them to collect their attention before he spoke.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding