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selves

American  
[selvz] / sɛlvz /

noun

  1. the plural of self.

selves British  
/ sɛlvz /

noun

    1. the plural of self

    2. ( in combination )

      ourselves

      yourselves

      themselves
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Genuinely engaging as their real selves could risk total social exclusion or worse.

From The Wall Street Journal

Matt and Jay also encounter their younger selves, which prompts reflection on their paths through life.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the 40 second video from the World Without Exploitation group, released in the US on Super Bowl Sunday, survivors held up photographs of their younger selves and said "we all deserve the truth".

From BBC

Not quite as good, but still warmhearted: an ad in which athletes Puka Nacua, Oksana Masters and Bubba Wallace meet their younger selves, remembering how they got inspired in the first place.

From Los Angeles Times

At a public charter school in California, students create financial plans for their future selves.

From The Wall Street Journal

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