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self

[self] / sɛlf /


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No matter how deeply Rembrandt probes his subject, even when that subject is himself, the self eludes him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Would 19-year-old Mary be surprised to see her future self in a gown?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Bamford, on the other hand, has made a career out of being so deeply in touch with her mind and self that it would frighten the average neurotypical viewer if it weren’t so damn funny.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

I feel his jab and his know-how, and the new-found self belief, will be the difference.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

On the morning of the second day, I crawled out of bed feeling almost like my old self again.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

“The decision of whether you might want to buy a Duo is not easy, because only one of its two selves is good.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 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

The goal of mourning is to make that phrase true: The memory of the dead actually improves our physical lives and our moral selves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

It is the seduction of surfaces Cusk is exploring here, the ways we are taken in by so much that is chimerical: lavish interiors, actors, our own doubled selves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

If our past selves got a glimpse of us now, what would they make of us?

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour


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