oneself

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Cleanliness and cleaning up after oneself in public places is deeply ingrained in Japanese culture.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

Judge Winmill observed that the nation’s history and traditions recognized “a right to self-protection and self-preservation” permitting otherwise unlawful acts “when necessary to prevent harm to oneself or another.”

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2026

Perhaps you can see how the metaphors between the backrooms and the internet itself multiply from here: Like the backrooms, one can lose oneself forever in the internet.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

A county auditor in Florida recently told officials that in most cases “feeding oneself is a personal expense.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The mind begins to turn in on itself, and one desperately wants something outside of oneself on which to fix one’s attention.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela