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This defensive response often stems from the transgressor feeling that offering a sincere apology would undermine their self-image or sense of pride.—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025 Bandura’s research showed that people tend to reframe or rationalize their actions to protect their self-image, even when the facts suggest otherwise.—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025 This could be a sobering truth or reality check around your self-image, or a relationship that requires more serious commitment.—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025 The argument went something like this: Yes, Musk hurt the GOP brand and his work in Wisconsin was nothing short of a failure, but his celebrity marries nicely with Trump’s self-image.—Philip Elliott, Time, 2 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for self-image
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