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self-assured

[self-uh-shoord] / ˈsɛlf əˈʃʊərd /


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A self-assured, naive young woman joins a dysfunctional theater company in Beryl Bainbridge’s darkly comic novel of mishaps and maturity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“Katie’s a very tenacious, self-assured individual,” recalled Jordan Ball, who was a senator for the opposition party.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025

Platt has a boyish face and a soft, self-assured speaking voice.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

Grimes’ vocals still dart and jab around most tracks, but tracks like “California” carry the unmistakable, self-assured delivery of a person who just started making their own granola.

From Salon • Nov. 7, 2025

What Laila saw was the calm, self-assured face beneath the wig, the clever eyes, the pleasant, unhurried manners.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini