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ourselves

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


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Seth Kirkham: Don’t we have to ask ourselves why the signals aren’t materializing?

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

“It’s human nature to try to solve the unsolvable and be as precise as possible, but we also can’t kid ourselves that we know the answers,” he said.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

“We’re kind of declaring ourselves to be the leaders in cockpit communications,” he said in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

"Each week we're beating our time as well, to try and just push ourselves."

From BBC • May 13, 2026

We won so many times we took ourselves out of the competition to give them young ones a chance.”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith



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