sel
noun
self.
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sel
1 American
[sel]
/ sɛl /
noun
Scot.
SEL
2
American
abbreviation
sel.
3
American
abbreviation
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select.
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selected.
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selection; selections.
sel
British
/ sɛl /
noun
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It includes two caramel flavors, dark chocolate almond fleur de sel and milk chocolate black sesame and toasted rice caramel.
From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2024
There is a wild array of sea salts available — ranging from red and black salts to fleur de sel — that each offer their own nuanced flavor to dishes.
From Salon ● May 28, 2022
There were small dollops of caramel and a sprinkling of fleur de sel.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2021
A meal begins with complimentary sel roti — rings of honey-sweetened rice bread — accompanied by a bowl of fermented daikon, slick with mustard oil and tossed with both mustard and fenugreek seeds.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 24, 2021
They'll cost nothing, and I can sel ’em at full prices in England.
From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis
Today we’re going under the hood of the 2026 VW Tiguan SEL R-Line Turbo to inspect VW’s new, high-output four-cylinder and meet its bravely engineered turbocharger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
SEL owner Alan Witney-Price says any funds left after legal proceedings will be returned to customers.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2025
While the SEL standards are a step in the right direction, they remain difficult to implement due to the end of federal pandemic relief aid aimed at schools.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 6, 2023
SEL is a decades-old child development concept that emphasizes building self-awareness, teaching kids how to better communicate, fostering relationships and making responsible decisions, according to scholars and researchers.
From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2022
Concerning a different first-grade math book, a reviewer remarked: “Some lessons include growth mindset concepts, which are a component of SEL learning.”
From Washington Post ● May 9, 2022
Scope and methods of the social sciences; sel. read., series 1, part 2.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1974 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
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