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The rise of Huawei is painstakingly rendered in a small library of self-aggrandizing literature that the company publishes, including several volumes of quotes from its founder.
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Steven Levy, WIRED, 16 Nov. 2020
Statistically, such worker is more likely to be female than male, as men are not only more likely to engage in self-aggrandizing deception, but also to get away with it.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
But the decision to overrule the Chevron deference doctrine and to expand the role of courts is an extraordinary and self-aggrandizing claim of power and authority for the judicial branch.
—Washington Post, 9 July 2024
Perhaps the only feature of Modi’s reputation as consistent as his anti-Muslim agenda is his self-aggrandizing ambition.
—Maya Jasanoff, The New Yorker, 19 June 2024
Showing up a full hour into the shock jock’s self-aggrandizing autobiographical comedy, Giamatti brings a brash southern smarminess to his foil character, who devolves into a stewing, screaming mess as he’s ruthlessly mocked on the air by the man he’s sworn to rein in.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
Of course, some might take issue with a portrait of the country as obsessively self-aggrandizing, often to the detriment of others.
—Jon Sebastian Shifrin, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2024
His words focused heavily on attacking his political rivals, self-aggrandizing and stoking fear to make his case for 2024.
—Angelo Fichera, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Arguably the greatest classical actor of his generation, McKellen’s command of the stage, of language and also, crucially, of silence hold the audience rapt, especially in gleefully self-aggrandizing soliloquies.
—David Benedict, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
Steven Levy, WIRED, 16 Nov. 2020
Statistically, such worker is more likely to be female than male, as men are not only more likely to engage in self-aggrandizing deception, but also to get away with it.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
But the decision to overrule the Chevron deference doctrine and to expand the role of courts is an extraordinary and self-aggrandizing claim of power and authority for the judicial branch.
—Washington Post, 9 July 2024
Perhaps the only feature of Modi’s reputation as consistent as his anti-Muslim agenda is his self-aggrandizing ambition.
—Maya Jasanoff, The New Yorker, 19 June 2024
Showing up a full hour into the shock jock’s self-aggrandizing autobiographical comedy, Giamatti brings a brash southern smarminess to his foil character, who devolves into a stewing, screaming mess as he’s ruthlessly mocked on the air by the man he’s sworn to rein in.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
Of course, some might take issue with a portrait of the country as obsessively self-aggrandizing, often to the detriment of others.
—Jon Sebastian Shifrin, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2024
His words focused heavily on attacking his political rivals, self-aggrandizing and stoking fear to make his case for 2024.
—Angelo Fichera, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Arguably the greatest classical actor of his generation, McKellen’s command of the stage, of language and also, crucially, of silence hold the audience rapt, especially in gleefully self-aggrandizing soliloquies.
—David Benedict, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
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