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ego

[ee-goh, eg-oh] / ˈi goʊ, ˈɛg oʊ /
NOUN
personality
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Keeping up requires having a low ego as an organization and a leader.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Kavinsky - his red-eyed zombie DJ alter ego - was part of the second wave of influential "French Touch" artists including the likes of Justice and Sebastian.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

Confidence can grow with wealth, and perhaps that’s a time when your ego needs a second opinion.

From MarketWatch Jul. 25, 2026

Along with questioning social and sexual taboos, feminism and acts of aggression, Ono also confronts her own issues with ego from a Buddhist perspective, just as Cage had.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

The woman had assaulted my ego; she had assumed that she knew my place in life, what I felt, what I ought to be, and I resented it with all my heart.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

"He is more than fit to manage Les Bleus, given what he did at Real Madrid with great players and big egos."

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

If he has a super power, both as a captain and coach, it’s his ability to manage big egos and get them to buy into the team concept.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

The Lorne that emerges is one with many superpowers: Discovering talent, yes, but also surviving the years and the weeks when it doesn’t launch — managing creative egos.

From Salon Jul. 5, 2026

Before current Timberwolves superstar Anthony Edwards was even born, Finch was also getting a crash course in managing player egos.

From The Wall Street Journal May 12, 2026

Conferences dragged, producers got inspirations that had to carefully get shot down, directors needed their egos soothed.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman




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