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selfsame

[self-seym, -seym] / ˈsɛlfˌseɪm, -ˈseɪm /


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The museum is the creation of the selfsame luxury watchmaker, which two watchmakers founded in a building next door in 1875.

From New York Times Jul. 10, 2023

Then, importantly, this selfsame source claimed to, for sure, know the provenance of the pesto — that it came frozen, with notably simple, appropriate ingredients, and that it was called Armanino Basil Pesto.

From Seattle Times Aug. 30, 2022

And one of the editors was John Curtice, whose exit poll this evening now poses that selfsame question once again, nearly 30 years on.

From The Guardian Dec. 12, 2019

But let’s recall that he’s left it to that selfsame media to report on the things he cannot bring himself to say out loud—Russian hacks included.

From Slate Apr. 26, 2019

"I don't doubt that you have defeated the bravest knights in all Spain, but not Don Quixote de la Mancha," the selfsame said.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios




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