self
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Mr. Bolten, who became chief of staff, put it this way: “Most people’s censored self is better than their real self. Bush’s is not.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
According to state prosecutors, Castro falsely claimed that Sosa-Celis and another man had attacked an ICE agent with a broom and shovel, and that he had simply acted in self defense.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
Mourning Parton's death, Swift acknowledged the star's "backbone of steel" in the struggle "to defend her own self worth as an artist".
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
While appearing to be her effervescent self, she was also more supported physically than usual, assisted to the podium.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
How one minute Tom was his regular self and the next minute he was someone else.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
To paraphrase stylist Bailey Rose Quiñones, they’re ready to shed old selves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 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
When they’re on screen, Panettiere and Trachtenberg shine through all the Disney conventions, their characters pointing back to their real selves.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 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 real selves buried so deep in these imposter ones.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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