self-assertiveness

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Noun
  • The real estate sector is highly competitive and requires tough skin, persistence and self-confidence.
    William Mullane, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The gardener’s insecticide that killed the aphids on the roses, releasing the old, rich, scented breeze that had infected him with self-confidence.
    Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Balance self-assurance with a willingness to disrupt norms to foster loyalty and excitement in the process.
    Lilian Raji, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Mastering The Basics For broad leadership fundamentals, Katty Kay and Claire Shipman’s The Confidence Code: The Science And Art Of Self-Assurance—What Women Should Know examines the science behind self-assurance and how to apply it for career and leadership success.
    Cynthia Pong, JD, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The audacity of the finale comes from writer Noah Hawley and director Thomas Bezucha’s willingness to just let the last scene play out with consummate patience over nearly 20 minutes of building suspense, humor and philosophical intrigue.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Head has essentially fronted up in the two latest ICC tournaments with incredible audacity to keep India’s trophy cabinet bare until June’s World T20 final thriller against South Africa finally gave Rohit some respite from the bridesmaids tag.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Makeup, initially applied judiciously, becomes a heavily layered shellac, an attempt to gain confidence through cosmetics.
    Jenelle Riley, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Economic confidence hangs in the balance as constitutional judges weigh how to rule on Yoon’s fate over the next 180 days.
    William Pesek, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • In turn, Acheampong’s camp craved assurances about there being a pathway to play for the senior side — without making any over-the-top demands about being picked regularly in the Premier League.
    Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
  • And for some who are eager to conceive, the anecdotal assurance may be enough.
    Fiorella Valdesolo, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
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