for ourselves
idiom
—used to refer to two or more people doing something and not having it done for them by someone else
We want to see it for ourselves.
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We were just expected to be OK with it, to shove down our discomfort, our embarrassment, our fear, because standing up for ourselves would mean being labeled as intolerant or hateful or bigoted.
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Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 5 Feb. 2025
Americans who treasure what has truly made our country great — a secular Constitution that keeps religion out of our laws and social policies — must speak up to safeguard democracy for ourselves and future generations.
—Annie Laurie Gaylor, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2025
Americans who treasure what has truly made our country great — a secular Constitution that keeps religion out of our laws and social policies must speak up to safeguard democracy for ourselves and future generations.
—Annie Laurie Gaylor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
What The Brutalist and Emilia Pérez are about is of less concern to Oscar gawkers than the way each film distracts from technology’s encroachment on our ability to speak and think and analyze for ourselves.
—Armond White, National Review, 24 Jan. 2025
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Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 5 Feb. 2025
Americans who treasure what has truly made our country great — a secular Constitution that keeps religion out of our laws and social policies — must speak up to safeguard democracy for ourselves and future generations.
—Annie Laurie Gaylor, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2025
Americans who treasure what has truly made our country great — a secular Constitution that keeps religion out of our laws and social policies must speak up to safeguard democracy for ourselves and future generations.
—Annie Laurie Gaylor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
What The Brutalist and Emilia Pérez are about is of less concern to Oscar gawkers than the way each film distracts from technology’s encroachment on our ability to speak and think and analyze for ourselves.
—Armond White, National Review, 24 Jan. 2025
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“For ourselves.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20ourselves. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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