self
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Apparently my 2 a.m. self is part snack-seeking raccoon, part conscientious housekeeper.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
So go ahead, clear a spot in your living room, extend your arms and strike your best airplane pose — your future self will thank you.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
It would be six years until she beat her 17-year-old self over 200m.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Cole says she feels her teenage self "would be well happy if she could see me now"
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
“What have the demigods given you? They have erased your old self, everything you were. Titans and giants...we are meant to be the foes of the gods and their children. Are we not?”
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
When they’re on screen, Panettiere and Trachtenberg shine through all the Disney conventions, their characters pointing back to their real selves.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
With objects spanning millennia and cultures, this exhibit explores the dynamic relationships among instruments, art and our physical selves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
That connection to their younger selves is something they channel in their first stage appearance together at Pitlochry Festival Theatre, where Cumming is now artistic director.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Our criminal records will always be searchable, so formerly incarcerated people have to be extremely careful of how we’re presenting our digital selves.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
There, in a city, they are not so much new as themselves: their stronger, riskier selves.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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