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Noun
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Seductive Venus will make its sizzling debut in your sign on Feb. 4, boosting your self-confidence and desire for self-expression.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025 -
Comments From her years as a field hockey player and now as a mom in the public eye, Kylie Kelce knows firsthand the importance of self-confidence.—
Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
5 Feb. 2025
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But like lots of successful people, he’s earned his self-assurance day-by-day.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
6 Feb. 2025
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With the self-assurance of an entrepreneur and the bluff of a big-time poker player, President Donald Trump inaugurated a new and uncertain era in U.S. trade relations this week.—
Jacob Turcotte,
The Christian Science Monitor,
4 Feb. 2025
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In 2014, WeatherTech founder David MacNeil had the audacity to blow a large chunk of his marketing budget on his first Super Bowl spot, paying $4 million for the airtime to compete on TV’s biggest advertising stage.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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At one point, Jeff has the audacity to comment on Manchi’s English pronunciation when his Spanish is nonexistent, for example.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2025
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With that confidence, Ortega (35-3) is creating a masterpiece this season.—
Dave Melton,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Moreover, public confidence fostered by robust risk management has been essential for widespread adoption of transformative technologies.—
Henry Papadatos,
TIME,
10 Feb. 2025
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The assurance from Bondi that President Trump would not enforce the law was enough for Apple and Google to bring the app back.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
13 Feb. 2025
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However, this assurance did little to ease the concerns of Democrats who point to Trump's attempts to influence previous investigations, such as his pressure on FBI Director James Comey and Attorney General Jeff Sessions during his first term.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Self-assertiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-assertiveness. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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