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ego

[ee-goh, eg-oh] / ˈi goʊ, ˈɛg oʊ /
NOUN
personality
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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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