self
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So make sure you are completing renovations that will take your existing and future self into account.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026
When he returned, he wasn’t anywhere near his best self in the postseason as San Francisco lost 41-6 to the eventual-champion Seattle Seahawks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
Speaking at the time, he said: "I'm thrilled. It still makes me a little self conscious to think there's a building named after me."
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Understanding why the brain connects chronic pain with a person's sense of self could eventually help scientists develop treatments that address aspects of pain that conventional therapies often miss.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
For the famous, it’s always been hard to hang on to the truth and easy to lose one’s real self.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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Now you must be true to your 60-something selves.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026
It sounds silly, imbuing a piece of fabric with all of one’s lost selves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
"But I see this as a race between our kind of obstinate, greedy selves and our brilliant, innovative selves," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
We paint our current selves onto the kids we grew up with, so the bookworm remembers a childhood crowded with library lovers, and today’s teenagers are contrasted with classmates who never existed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 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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