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self-aware



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The teens were almost precociously self-aware, which admittedly made us roll our eyes at some of the dialogue on occasion.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

If only more famous scientists were as self-aware.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026

The moment fit the tone of the appearance: lightly political, self-aware and clearly designed to let Harry poke fun at both American holiday-movie culture and his own public image.

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2025

“It shows that you are self-aware enough where you can seek to clean up or repair any unfinished business,” says Sarah R. Moore, founder of Dandelion Seeds Positive Parenting, a consulting firm in Boulder, Colo.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 2, 2025

Like Susan, she’d been smart enough to land herself a job in a blue-chip firm after law school and had then been self-aware enough to realize that she wanted out.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama