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self

[self] / sɛlf /


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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

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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