self
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Coming back to her own self has taken time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
An ally concedes: "He has that strong sense of self – but it does waver sometimes."
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
The findings are the second study from the Purple Mountain Observatory team exploring two component self interacting dark matter.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
At the heart of the Declaration are words that have challenged Americans for 250 years: “We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal.”
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
I couldn’t bear to be around his wormy self after what had happened.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
Empathy, the nuclear fusion of playwriting, is expanded when we’re allowed to take in more of our patchwork selves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
Others can maintain two different solid selves at the same time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Holloway added: "I want to express to people that you are allowed to evolve and change and embrace the whole story, their whole selves."
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
He just gave them permission to be their true selves.
From Salon ● May 26, 2026
As if he’d see their small selves crouching there.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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