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selfsame

[self-seym, -seym] / ˈsɛlfˌseɪm, -ˈseɪm /


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One contestant on “The Exhibit,” Baseera Khan, had a solo show at that selfsame institution during filming.

From New York Times Apr. 5, 2023

After real human curiosity is ignited in Phil’s blighted being, then comes room for actual humanity as he brings a forgotten soul to the selfsame counter for one bowl, then another, of soup.

From Seattle Times Jan. 31, 2021

And one of the editors was John Curtice, whose exit poll this evening now poses that selfsame question once again, nearly 30 years on.

From The Guardian Dec. 12, 2019

But let’s recall that he’s left it to that selfsame media to report on the things he cannot bring himself to say out loud—Russian hacks included.

From Slate Apr. 26, 2019

The land in the scopes’ view was all a blur of vegetation and selfsame coast.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi




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