self-made man
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He’s a self-made man, but he credited Hong Kong for giving him the opportunity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
"Vitor is a self-made man," says his former right-hand man Rui Quinta.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2024
But I was not desperate to survive, to be a self-made man.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2024
Delors was a rarity in French public life: a self-made man from a working-class home who did not come up through the prestigious “grandes ecoles.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 27, 2023
Hello, and he’d like to be a self-made man too.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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