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self

[self] / sɛlf /


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At a public charter school in California, students create financial plans for their future selves.

From The Wall Street Journal

At its core is a man entirely comfortable in being his own self.

From BBC

“The idea of slowing down is unacceptable to me. I’d rather walk away than be a shadow of my former self.”

From Los Angeles Times

Now, nearly four years on, the former striker says he is so much happier living life as his "authentic self".

From BBC

Before I go, I wanted to reflect on the past dozen years in tech—in a letter to my first-month-on-the-job self.

From The Wall Street Journal