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he's a self-assured yachtsman who's not at all intimidated by the competition
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In director Max Minghella’s Shell, Hudson, 45, plays Zoe Shannon, a wealthy and self-assured wellness guru whose clinic promises remarkable anti-aging treatments.
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Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024
The title track has shades of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers heartland rock, and captures the group at their most self-assured and defiant.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2024
But my sabbatical taught me four key lessons about happiness that helped keep me positive, confident, and self-assured despite the challenges.
—Helen Zhao, Contributor, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2024
Savvy enough to recognize the audience’s appetite and self-assured enough to handle any negativity, Reese has willingly played to the perception.
—Candace Buckner, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
The most self-assured of the founders were already shaking hands and making introductions under a set of blossoming cherry trees; others didn’t seem to know quite what to do, either clubbing together or settling for laps of the room with wine glass in hand.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 3 July 2024
Energetic and self-assured, India’s flow is unmistakably her own.
—Meron Menghistab, Allure, 27 June 2024
Shiny and self-assured as ever, Maxine looks to be at full power but she’s got pain behind the eyes and demons to keep at bay.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 June 2024
America had come to see Barack as self-assured and powerful, but my mother also recognized the gravity of the passage, the loneliness of the job ahead.
—Austin Bogues, USA TODAY, 1 June 2024
Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024
The title track has shades of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers heartland rock, and captures the group at their most self-assured and defiant.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2024
But my sabbatical taught me four key lessons about happiness that helped keep me positive, confident, and self-assured despite the challenges.
—Helen Zhao, Contributor, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2024
Savvy enough to recognize the audience’s appetite and self-assured enough to handle any negativity, Reese has willingly played to the perception.
—Candace Buckner, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
The most self-assured of the founders were already shaking hands and making introductions under a set of blossoming cherry trees; others didn’t seem to know quite what to do, either clubbing together or settling for laps of the room with wine glass in hand.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 3 July 2024
Energetic and self-assured, India’s flow is unmistakably her own.
—Meron Menghistab, Allure, 27 June 2024
Shiny and self-assured as ever, Maxine looks to be at full power but she’s got pain behind the eyes and demons to keep at bay.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 June 2024
America had come to see Barack as self-assured and powerful, but my mother also recognized the gravity of the passage, the loneliness of the job ahead.
—Austin Bogues, USA TODAY, 1 June 2024
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“Self-assured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-assured. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
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