self
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"You really need to think of your future self and what that person will need to retire comfortably."
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The record, a gorgeous collection of songs about yearning — for love, self, art, everything — is meant to be shared in a small room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
Either sister’s sense of self is fundamentally rooted in the other.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
By baggage claim, I’m back to thinking the sovereign self is in charge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
As you learn to master the core material for your career, you might also be ready to find your moorings in terms of your professional self.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
Yet even as the siblings lose their sophistication and their self-control to a degree that mortifies their loved ones, Mr. Kolker sees more than tragedy in his subjects’ second selves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 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
Whether by sharing pointers with rookies or helping rising stars such as teammate Tuli Tuipulotu navigate fuzzy contract negotiations, Mack makes himself available to help those in the Chargers organization become their best selves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
I believed, and still do, that our bodies are our selves, that my soul is the voltage conducted through neurons and nerves, and that my spirit is my flesh.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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