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self

[self] / sɛlf /


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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

I want to be my best self and have a team that represents itself in the best possible way.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

As frontotemporal dementia degrades social awareness, loved ones and neuroscientists confront the heartbreaking boundary between a changing mind and the enduring self.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 19, 2026

The ability to face criticism, and still laugh at one’s self, is a rare trait.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

She was biting her lip to keep from cracking up at her own hilarious self.

From "Fourth Grade Rats" by Jerry Spinelli

Is the collective pronoun meant to be a proxy for her private and public selves?

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 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

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 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

“It’s when grown-ups write letters to their younger selves and give advice and stuff,” I say.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner




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