narcissism
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In one 2022 study, researchers explored whether increasing agreeableness would decrease levels of what is called the dark triad — or Machiavellianism, narcissism and psychopathy.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
She was an unabashed booster of the glossy L.A. that became synonymous with a rising creative elite whose élan and narcissism she found irresistible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
But the reported investigation into Carroll is about more than the president’s bottomless narcissism.
From Salon ● May 29, 2026
This produced an effect of narcissism leavened by good-heartedness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
Professional narcissism is by no means confined to academia.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Shteyngart skewers the petty narcissisms of cultural elites with trademark hilarity.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 12, 2021
Perhaps this is the point; perhaps Anshaw means to shake us awake from our little narcissisms, our devout solipsisms, our daily applications of principled maquillage.
From New York Times ● Oct. 1, 2019
I wanted to demolish my vanity, my puny little narcissisms, and direct my mind toward work that mattered.
From Salon ● Nov. 24, 2012
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