self-styled
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Some self-styled guardians of journalism think I should include a paragraph like the preceding one in every article I write.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Haakon's sister, Märtha Louise, has also courted controversy for remarrying an American self-styled shaman in 2024, their business activities ultimately leading her to step back from royal duties.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the self-styled man of the people, is looking the other way.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The self-styled intergalactic space warrior - who finished second to Nigel Farage in the Clacton by-election - is the alter ego of comedian Jon Harvey.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The Lyseni was a smuggler himself, as well as a trader, a banker, a notorious pirate, and the self-styled Prince of the Narrow Sea.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
