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self-help

[self-help, self-] / ˌsɛlfˈhɛlp, ˈsɛlf- /


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Across party lines, governments now promise a familiar basket of benefits: pensions, direct cash transfers, scholarships, free or subsidised electricity, cheap foodgrain, self-help group support for women and allowances for unemployed youth.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

He logged mass-market self-help books on his Goodreads: Malcolm Gladwell, James Clear, you name it.

From Slate • May 1, 2026

Bailey Zimmerman brought his puppy-ish energy — and an encouraging self-help message — to Stagecoach’s main stage Friday night ahead of Cody Johnson’s headlining set.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

It’s “a higher quality asset materially under-earning with self-help and/or acquisition by a strategic acquirer as potential catalysts,” write Wolfe analysts.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Of course, there were a million self-help books on these subjects, and plenty of cable TV shows, and $90- per-hour consultation sessions.

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom




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