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self-assurance

[self-uh-shoor-uhns, self-] / ˈsɛlf əˈʃʊər əns, ˌsɛlf- /
NOUN
confidence
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"They're getting that confidence, that self-assurance, they're getting that wholeness from themselves, and that's ultimately what's the most empowering."

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Among the café-table clichés that experts and geopoliticians string together with astonishing self-assurance, one is particularly striking.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Hughes’ script supplies Andie with a fount of vivacious wit and self-assurance, which is what makes watching her dull her shine as the film progresses so confounding.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

She developed more self-assurance as a dancer and performer.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

Most boys reacted to the twins because they’re so pretty, but watching Pita interact with him with such self-assurance made me realize she was growing up before my very eyes.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall