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ourselves

[ahr-selvz, ouuhr-, ou-er-] / ɑrˈsɛlvz, aʊər-, ˌaʊ ər- /


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"Whatever opportunities we're not given, we need to create ourselves and stop waiting to be invited to the table."

From BBC • May 23, 2026

“We want to create data for ourselves to inform our efforts as a collective in Holllywood,” Weissman said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

In addition, we would stop ourselves out of this position if the ratios fall back to new lows, below last week’s lows.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Letterman brought us back to ourselves in the wake of 9/11.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

We handed them over, having no use for them ourselves.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck



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