in itself
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The name Mavis is, in itself, a mashup, created by stitching together Marion, Vic and the Sorbaro family name.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
She felt this could "create even more worry and that is a health harm in itself."
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
That in itself created imbalances — refiners shifted to diesel “perhaps a little bit too early,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
But arguably more important than the art collection or the political strategy, and perhaps more important even than the dues collection, in explaining the Communist Party’s unlikely longevity, is the building we were in itself.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
This in itself is a change from the days when “college boy” was an insult in many working-class neighborhoods.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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