demons

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What Mr. Cain has created is a study in individual magnetism and group dynamics: how humans master their emotions and tame their demons and learn to work together—or don’t.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

French football legend Eric Cantona told AFP he's been doing therapy since age 20 but still struggles with his "demons", which he lays bare in a raw new documentary about his life.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

Reaves, sigh, has clearly been unable to overcome his oblique injury and playoff demons.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

By August, when Tzagournis’ daughter first saw it at a friend’s house, the movie about three glamorous K-pop stars doubling as brave warriors to defeat nefarious demons had become Netflix’s most-watched movie ever.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Before Mo got too old for it, we used to pretend Central Park was the dreaded Cedar Forest, home to all the great demons.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda