ego

At first, the relationship was mostly the source of mockery that someone of the his stature apparently needs a full-time ego masseuse who often totes around enormous bags, which have generated speculation about their contents.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

This character is all about this image of masculine perfection and masculine ego, and a supposed war hero.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

As I wrote last year when this deal was first announced, and like most big-money mergers, what the participants typically bring to the table are boatloads of money, and ego.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

"It's a childish response from a man who has never grown up, who has an immense ego which takes him absolutely nowhere," Anne Wardrop, a 90-year-old retiree, told AFP of the name change.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 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

"An aggressive pacifism, obviously, but we only bruise our victims' egos," he said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

There are no egos among a carefully hand-picked selection of athletes who push each other on and, when needed, pick each other up.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 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

Also, races become their own justification; egos are at stake.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 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