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—used to refer to two or more people doing something and not having it done for them by someone else We want to see it for ourselves.

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“For ourselves.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20ourselves. Accessed 26 Jun. 2022.

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