self-directed
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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The explosion of interest in self-directed AI agents has led to surging demand for CPUs that Qualcomm could market for data centers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026
A long time ago, in a galaxy far away called the 1990s, young people scraped by with tiny salaries and tried to save for retirement in a newfangled self-directed system.
From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026
But that change needs to be self-directed, coming from within each individual.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
The company also has pushed further into self-directed investing, offering users access to alternative investments, initial public offerings, and private companies like SpaceX.
From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026
Learning in our family was entirely self-directed: you could learn anything you could teach yourself, after your work was done.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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