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Noun
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Parents say having positive women of color as role models is crucial for building self-confidence in girls of color.—
Kamren Curiel,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026 -
The games have given multiple generations of American girls the chance for the life lessons, an identity and a source of self-confidence that sports can provide.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
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Keep actions small and consistent so your natural boldness builds trust rather than friction.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, Isabel Marant injected a dose of boldness into the mix with a striking cobalt blue pair.—
Minty Mellon,
Vogue,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Her self-assurance has kept her armored against the backlash and backhanded compliments that have surfaced in some online discourse surrounding her music.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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Stylist Sydnee Paige—whose credits include actress Kerry Washington, WNBA player Skylar Diggins, and comedian Ziwe—has been working with Fudd since last September and can already attest to her blooming self-assurance.—
Jordan Robinson,
SELF,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The secret tasks are pulled off with breathtaking audacity and the millionaire has never been more dangerous.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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In Alabama, the punishment for this audacity had most often involved waking up to her family’s dogs poisoned in the night.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Protect playtime, and your confidence grows steadily.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
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New Yorkers deserve confidence in their government.—
CBS New York Team,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Anthropic wanted assurances from the Pentagon that its AI chatbot would not be used for mass domestic surveillance or to operate fully autonomous weapons.—
Mike Brest,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Mar. 2026
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Voters need more than voluntary assurances from tech companies, Sanders said Wednesday.—
Matthew Daly,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Self-assertiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-assertiveness. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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