ego
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And he demolishes his own ego by throwing himself into something wild and capricious headfirst.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026
Confidence can grow with wealth, and perhaps that’s a time when your ego needs a second opinion.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 25, 2026
And obviously, I came off “Bronson” and “Valhalla Rising,” which they’re about the alter ego.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
The opening “I Feel So Free” is the thesis statement, framing the club as a place that dissolves ego, lessens anxiety, and offers a portal to communal bliss.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
His ego was so wounded when the shadowshapers didn’t embrace him as their leader, his vision became clouded.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
We’re wrangling a lot of very needy creative egos.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
Also, races become their own justification; egos are at stake.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
But it also exposed some of the immense egos driving its development.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
CEOs should tap in to collective wisdom, not their egos: An AI trained on one person’s thinking doesn’t scale leadership; it scales one person’s blind spots.
From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026
We honed our egos on her, padded our characters with her frailty, and yawned in the fantasy of our strength.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
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