as in identities
the set of qualities that make a person different from other people
he spent a year in a monastery determining the core of his selfhood
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Noun
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More recently, initiatives such as Operation Janus and Operation Second Look have used data matching and record review to identify inconsistencies in immigration files, including cases involving duplicate identities, missing biometric data, or undisclosed prior removal orders.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026 -
The investigation is ongoing and the identities of the people who died have not been released.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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These outsized musical personalities often leave more distinctive fingerprints on the songs than the BTS members themselves do.—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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Crosby said some of her greatest strengths are bridging ideology gaps to get things done and not letting personalities get in the way.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Selfhoods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selfhoods. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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