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self

[self] / sɛlf /


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The review presents processed Polygonum multiflorum as a more acceptable option for some patients, but it does not suggest that people should self treat without guidance.

From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026

But mostly, it makes me wonder if what makes a boy’s mother a Boy Mom is a sense of self that requires the consistent validation of being needed.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

The difference now is that even the haves—the schools and conferences that had no issue dissolving old allegiances acting entirely in their own self interest—agree it’s gotten ridiculous.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

He added his experience had changed that view, saying he now wanted "to celebrate the whole self".

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

She doesn’t look angry, but she’s also not her usual chipper self.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks




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