ego
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Since the 1960s, car companies, particularly those promoting fast cars or big trucks, have tailored their advertising to the male ego, according to Roach.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
Where Forte’s wimpy Kevin is a send-up of human fragility, Cena’s Buddy has the shatterproof ego of the rooster Foghorn Leghorn, who also happens to be Acme’s CEO.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Count Binface -- the alter ego of comedian Jon Harvey -- exceeded expectations, however, taking 9,455 votes, 27 percent of the total.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Count Binface is the satirical alter ego of comedian Jon Harvey, who has specialised in satire and been involved with BBC comedy shows, including The Thick of It and Have I Got News For You.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Of course for some Everesters myriad other, less virtuous, motives came into play, as well: minor celebrity, career advancement, ego massage, ordinary bragging rights, filthy lucre.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
"An aggressive pacifism, obviously, but we only bruise our victims' egos," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
Why would people want to flee their egos?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
We’re wrangling a lot of very needy creative egos.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
“And voters just go, ‘You’re just doing this for sport.’ … because they’re bored and they have big egos and they want something to do.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
But even after months of managing egos and matching names and positions, Garfield didn't have the rest of his cabinet in place when he reached Washington.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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