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Also, races become their own justification; egos are at stake.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 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

"The egos need to get dropped," DeChambeau said.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

CEOs should tap in to collective wisdom, not their egos: An AI trained on one person’s thinking doesn’t scale leadership; it scales one person’s blind spots.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Conferences dragged, producers got inspirations that had to carefully get shot down, directors needed their egos soothed.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman