to oneself
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Judge Winmill observed that the nation’s history and traditions recognized “a right to self-protection and self-preservation” permitting otherwise unlawful acts “when necessary to prevent harm to oneself or another.”
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
The team examined how visual and tactile signals are merged to create the experience that a body part belongs to oneself, a process known as the sense of body ownership.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 14, 2026
He says in more recent times, the term has also been used affectionately of someone considered a bogan or even in reference to oneself such as the term "inner bogan".
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2025
In recent years, women have begun to rework the narrative around menopause, reimagining it as a type of coming home to oneself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2024
It would even have seemed slightly unorthodox, a dangerous eccentricity, like talking to oneself.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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