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Recent Examples of egoism Psychological egoism is at play here, too, with Jimmy’s extreme emotional investment in getting Grace help. Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024 Orwell feared those who would deprive us of information, Huxley feared those who would give us so much that we would be reduced to passivity and egoism. Sean Illing, Vox, 11 Aug. 2024 The pain, the social climbing, the lack of ethics, and the post-war, orgiastic egoism are what the work is really about. Christian Lewis, Variety, 26 Apr. 2024 But that wild egoism that’s needed to put down 40-hour training weeks and shut off everything else, that’s fading. Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2023 See All Example Sentences for egoism
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Noun
  • My downfall was rooted in my selfishness.
    Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • My downfall was rooted in my selfishness.
    Lauren del Valle, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Play Tetris in your bathroom vanity or junk drawer with these versatile containers.
    Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Stainless-steel twin vanities are tucked into niches at opposite ends of the 20-foot-long space, while the water closet and double shower are obscured behind frosted glass and metal doors.
    Mark David, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Both are ruggedly handsome, gruff and not short on ego.
    Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The best chief executives know that there’s no place for ego in determining when to go; what matters is what’s best for the institution.
    Kurt Strovink, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025

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