self-directed
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Hargitay has had a great run recently: Earlier this month, she won two Emmys for her self-directed 2025 documentary, “My Mom Jayne,” which memorializes her mother, Jayne Mansfield.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
The biggest story of our time unfolds without help from the traditional news media, carried forward by self-directed Substacking and podcasting experts, names probably not even known to most news editors, let alone consumers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
And when they turned to humour, it was almost always self-directed: joking about the kilometres logged fleeing baton charges or the absurdity of filming an outfit reveal moments before running into tear gas.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
The proposal will help Americans diversify their retirement investments from the “cookie-cutter” norm out there now, said Adam Bergman, founder of IRA Financial, a provider of self-directed IRAs.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 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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