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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

“Michael” might be a self-evident, self-sustaining, self-indulgent piece of PR.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

But he added: "Rightmove is exploiting a self-evident dominant market position, and are charging too much for it."

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

That used to be self-evident for a starting pitcher, but no longer.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2026

At the most obvious level, these numbers confirmed with enhanced precision the self-evident reality that slavery was a sectional phenomenon that was dying out in the North and flourishing in the South.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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