ego
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One such show is “Radical Acts With Ramón,” featuring artist Ruby Marez’s Puerto Rican drag king alter ego.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Preservation of the manager’s job, or at least their ego, becomes the top priority.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
In a 2015 biography, author Ashlee Vance described Musk as "a confrontational know-it-all" with an "abundant ego".
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
The general unlikability of his characters—odd ducks motivated by ego, profit or both—doesn’t help.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
He smiles and jokes, but there’s this depressed, big ego, this overly sensitive thing that is nothing like Will.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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