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self

[self] / sɛlf /


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Compounding rewards patience only if investors avoid self‑inflicted interruptions — unnecessary losses early, premature gains later.

From MarketWatch

Compounding rewards patience only if investors avoid self‑inflicted interruptions — unnecessary losses early, premature gains later.

From MarketWatch

Your husband and your good self will face other issues as you age too, even after your mother-in-law is long gone.

From MarketWatch

We can lead with empathy, and collectively decide with clarity what is attainable, what is necessary and how best to pursue our better selves.

From Los Angeles Times

The commentaries, he says, signal that Xi may prioritize boosting domestic demand in the way he pushed technology self reliance in 2012.

From Barron's