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[self] / sɛlf /


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“The Hunting Wives” star Chrissy Metz relocated to Tennessee from California in 2020, noting that the move helped her find love and self confidence after 21 years in L.A.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

The tunnel will be mapped out and explored by Jay’s physical self; the Louvre’s electronics are investigated via Chiara’s VR goggles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

It plays to their strengths and Meghan brings that air of American self confidence.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Speaking of week after week, which is closer to your real self, the “Weekend Update” persona or your stand-up persona?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

As a child, he would sometimes talk to this star, but only when he was his most serious, real self, and not being any sort of a show-off or clown.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig

It is the seduction of surfaces Cusk is exploring here, the ways we are taken in by so much that is chimerical: lavish interiors, actors, our own doubled selves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

As the authors firmly declare, food “is entwined with every aspect of life, integral to the biology of who we are and a vital constituent of our social selves: our identity, our culture.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

The original production had two younger actors looking forward to their older selves, but Cumming suggested to director Andrew Panton of Dundee Rep that he cast older actors who could play younger versions of themselves.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

Our criminal records will always be searchable, so formerly incarcerated people have to be extremely careful of how we’re presenting our digital selves.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

Ifemelu watched Mariama in the mirror, thinking of her own new American selves.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie


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