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he's a self-assured yachtsman who's not at all intimidated by the competition
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Energetic and self-assured, India’s flow is unmistakably her own.
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Meron Menghistab, Allure, 27 June 2024
Shiny and self-assured as ever, Maxine looks to be at full power but she’s got pain behind the eyes and demons to keep at bay.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 June 2024
America had come to see Barack as self-assured and powerful, but my mother also recognized the gravity of the passage, the loneliness of the job ahead.
—Austin Bogues, USA TODAY, 1 June 2024
The players of the Negro Leagues were very proud and self-assured.
—Bob Kendrick, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
Both sets also have a Samwise, but the Barad-dûr version looks more self-assured and heroic, as befits the character's journey in the story.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 14 May 2024
Marina’s inheritance from her grandmother—the know-how, the fortune—had made her ferociously self-assured.
—Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 14 Feb. 2024
Bronzed, athletic and self-assured, Mr. Sasson is chief executive of Strategic Financial Solutions, a large employer in Buffalo often hailed by politicians and business publications as a fast-growing exemplar of corporate citizenship.
—Emma Goldberg, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2024
Friendly encouragement should strengthen you to feel more confident and self-assured again, after what may have been a difficult interaction with someone who has power over you.
—Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2024
Meron Menghistab, Allure, 27 June 2024
Shiny and self-assured as ever, Maxine looks to be at full power but she’s got pain behind the eyes and demons to keep at bay.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 June 2024
America had come to see Barack as self-assured and powerful, but my mother also recognized the gravity of the passage, the loneliness of the job ahead.
—Austin Bogues, USA TODAY, 1 June 2024
The players of the Negro Leagues were very proud and self-assured.
—Bob Kendrick, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
Both sets also have a Samwise, but the Barad-dûr version looks more self-assured and heroic, as befits the character's journey in the story.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 14 May 2024
Marina’s inheritance from her grandmother—the know-how, the fortune—had made her ferociously self-assured.
—Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 14 Feb. 2024
Bronzed, athletic and self-assured, Mr. Sasson is chief executive of Strategic Financial Solutions, a large employer in Buffalo often hailed by politicians and business publications as a fast-growing exemplar of corporate citizenship.
—Emma Goldberg, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2024
Friendly encouragement should strengthen you to feel more confident and self-assured again, after what may have been a difficult interaction with someone who has power over you.
—Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2024
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“Self-assured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-assured. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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