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Noun
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Celik seems attuned to such questions as a valid (if not necessarily revelatory) core for a play to circle around, but Cramer’s writing often feels caught between an exploration of comic diffidence and simply an expression of it.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
30 Mar. 2026 -
As Michael, a bathroom and kitchen fixture wholesaler, Dan Donohue’s performance is riveting in its expansion from awkward diffidence to unbridled savagery while revealing his inner core.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
2 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But for another group of Black women, the same question elicits feelings of insecurity and defensiveness.—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
14 May 2026
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Fils-Aimé was in Italy visiting Pope Leo XIV when the violence erupted, and has been under fire for not doing more to address the rising insecurity, while the GSF itself has yet to fully deploy or engage in operations.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Your self-doubt is a distortion.—
Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks,
Fortune,
13 May 2026
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To do so often comes with a lot of criticism, questions and even some self-doubt.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Self-distrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-distrust. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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