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Investing does seem to be an area where there are lessons that usually cannot be taught, only painfully learned on one’s own.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

And as in most medical dramas, there are big questions about life and death one might find disturbing depending on one’s own life and circumstances.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2024

Following a grievous injury or some other catastrophe, they were left brain dead—which is defined as lacking any brain function, including the ability to breathe on one’s own.

From Science Magazine • May 11, 2023

Simplistically speaking, it’s hard to dwell on one’s own stuff while harping on someone else’s.

From Washington Post • Nov. 23, 2022

One had to stand on one's own feet.

From The Pastor's Wife by Arnim, Elizabeth von




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