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self-evident

[self-ev-i-duhnt, self-] / ˌsɛlfˈɛv ɪ dənt, ˈsɛlf- /


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Pause for a moment and think about the very fact of our Constitution, and this no-entrenchment principle becomes self-evident.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

“Why are we having success in signing up partners? I think it’s self-evident, which is we’ve got demand,” CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said on a conference call.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

It's self-evident that Lewis Hamilton can only fight for the title if his car and team are up to it.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

For Americans, King George’s abuses of power in the 1760s and ’70s stirred discontent and outrage, but even then, the choice to break with Britain was not self-evident.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

If you had done so, the inappropriateness of someone of your age and standing addressing him as "William" should have been self-evident to you.'

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro




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