self
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You’re essentially prepaying tax at a bargain rate as part of a long-term tax-reduction strategy to spare your surviving spouse, or your future self, a much bigger tax hit later.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
With all of her adulthood realizations, Tomlinson also reflects on what she wishes she could tell her younger self.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
I want to be my best self and have a team that represents itself in the best possible way.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
And as long as the body remains, there is at least some indication of a self.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Brightbill couldn’t live on the farm, and Roz couldn’t be her true self around their father.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
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A red letter box near the office entrance allows members to write messages to their future selves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Is the collective pronoun meant to be a proxy for her private and public selves?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
That connection to their younger selves is something they channel in their first stage appearance together at Pitlochry Festival Theatre, where Cumming is now artistic director.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Our criminal records will always be searchable, so formerly incarcerated people have to be extremely careful of how we’re presenting our digital selves.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
I’ll bet ours were names she meant for us to keep and not throw away when we decided we had had enough of our old selves.
From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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