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Noun
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Brimming with self-confidence and the star’s adventurous aura, Badu’s cover reflects a broader shift that is currently happening: approaching fashion from a global standpoint.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
4 Aug. 2025 -
Roberts acknowledged as much, agreeing that Betts’ struggles have impacted his self-confidence.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
4 Aug. 2025
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Yet the actor slowly recalibrates as both he and Theo age, shifting the fumbling swagger toward a more mature kind of self-assurance.—
Laura Bradley,
The Atlantic,
2 Aug. 2025
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With a creepy self-assurance, Dr. Alvarez also suggested that migraine was somehow correlated with the women that men found most attractive.—
Tom Zeller Jr.
July 30,
Literary Hub,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Martell has long championed freedom, audacity and excellence, and is continuing its cultural journey by shining a spotlight on the people and platforms shaping Afrobeats from within.—
Nkosiyati Khumalo,
Billboard,
6 Aug. 2025
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In 1930, in an act of extraordinary audacity, St. Clair even testified against the N.Y.P.D. for corruption.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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This is all too much confidence about an unsustainable trend!—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Aug. 2025
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In her caption, Dreyer shared how far she's come in her confidence as a mother since welcoming her oldest son.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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This dynamic, automated and tamper-proof validation offered superior assurance compared to traditional static reporting methods.—
Mirror Tang,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Headline-grabbing promises and assurances of simple solutions have worked well for Trump in domestic political campaigning, but defaulting to the types of blustery deal-making that Trump has done his whole life is simply not going to work for extremely sensitive international relations.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Self-assertiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-assertiveness. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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