Every fall, in the midst of one of my optimistic fits of self-renewal, I buy a jar of miso.

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The defining feature of a stem cell is self-renewal.

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Mr Moran said the words were reminiscent of the early sections of Neruda's great 1945 poem Heights of Macchu Picchu, which contrasts the "spontaneous and ceaseless self-renewal of Nature with Man's impermanence".

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It was about principles of balanced self-renewal.

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He said the party leadership was in need of renewal and should subject itself to severe self-criticism.

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Do you have an environment and schedule that supports your self-care so you get enough exercise, rest, and renewal?

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He came along at just the moment when a shot of spiritual renewal was needed to mend New York's badly bruised self-confidence.

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