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oneself

[wuhn-self, wuhnz-] / wʌnˈsɛlf, wʌnz- /


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This involves immersing oneself in water that is below 15°C to boost recovery.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

It’s these obstacles that make Eisenberg’s film feel all the more realistic, accurately representing how much work it takes to find oneself, an arduous process that must be experienced over and over in different ways.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

That’s the thing about being an artist: The need to express oneself is always real.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

We need to stop thinking of college as a time to find oneself and recast it as a period of intellectual development that precedes our more formative mid- to late 20s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

And the point was not self-expression alone but to make oneself understood by many others.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez


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