ego
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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
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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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