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ego

[ee-goh, eg-oh] / ˈi goʊ, ˈɛg oʊ /
NOUN
personality
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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

I’ve always understood Max Cady to be a poisonous extension of the male ego, dating back to “The Executioners,” John D. MacDonald’s 1957 book that started it all.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

Is the dog a fellow flâneur in the Weimar city, a mirror of its owner, or perhaps his alter ego?

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

“It’s always been about the craft first for me. I started doing this very young, so I’ve seen how ego can kill someone inside out, even the most talented people.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

But the subject required too much truth, too many confrontations, and offered too little support to a failing ego.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

We’re wrangling a lot of very needy creative egos.

From Salon Jul. 5, 2026

But it also exposed some of the immense egos driving its development.

From BBC May 19, 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

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

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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