self-styled
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The self-styled “King of Pork” steered hundreds of millions in federal dollars to Hawaii.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
There as here, they play opposites: Woody, a self-styled anarchist, the loose-living Oscar; Matthew, thinking about government, the orderly Felix.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Veterinary science was in its infancy, and many self-styled animal doctors in the U.S. had no formal training.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
The king's daughter Princess Märtha Louise initially married a Norwegian writer before controversially remarrying in 2024 to an American self-styled shaman.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
He did calisthenics each morning to get in shape for the rigors of the bush and discussed backcoun- try survival strategies at length with Bob, a self-styled survivalist.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
