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he's a self-assured yachtsman who's not at all intimidated by the competition
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Determined and self-assured, Brown is a star, and the boys are on her heels.
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
Tucci, meanwhile, comes off as a man who is remarkably self-assured, having developed a second career in recent years around the idea of how to live well.
—Esther Zuckerman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
Even the most self-assured among us can feel defeated and hopeless after not getting a dream job, for example, or being ghosted by a Tinder date (again).
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 4 Oct. 2024
Clearly, that time in the pop wilderness worked some serious magic: Louder, Please, which will be released on January 17, is about as self-assured as a debut album can get, and is sure to be one of next year’s breakout pop records.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2024
The singsong dirges, many in waltz time, are so delicate, so self-assured and precise, but what to even call their mode?
—Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2024
And self-assured enough to put a year’s worth of NIL opportunity on hold.
—Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 13 Sep. 2024
In director Max Minghella’s Shell, Hudson, 45, plays Zoe Shannon, a wealthy and self-assured wellness guru whose clinic promises remarkable anti-aging treatments.
—Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024
The title track has shades of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers heartland rock, and captures the group at their most self-assured and defiant.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2024
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
Tucci, meanwhile, comes off as a man who is remarkably self-assured, having developed a second career in recent years around the idea of how to live well.
—Esther Zuckerman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
Even the most self-assured among us can feel defeated and hopeless after not getting a dream job, for example, or being ghosted by a Tinder date (again).
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 4 Oct. 2024
Clearly, that time in the pop wilderness worked some serious magic: Louder, Please, which will be released on January 17, is about as self-assured as a debut album can get, and is sure to be one of next year’s breakout pop records.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2024
The singsong dirges, many in waltz time, are so delicate, so self-assured and precise, but what to even call their mode?
—Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2024
And self-assured enough to put a year’s worth of NIL opportunity on hold.
—Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 13 Sep. 2024
In director Max Minghella’s Shell, Hudson, 45, plays Zoe Shannon, a wealthy and self-assured wellness guru whose clinic promises remarkable anti-aging treatments.
—Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024
The title track has shades of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers heartland rock, and captures the group at their most self-assured and defiant.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2024
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