self-report
noun
self-re·port
ˌself-ri-ˈpȯrt 
: a report about one's behavior provided especially by one who is a subject of research
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Participants also self-reported their own sleep information, which left some room for bias.
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Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 7 Nov. 2024
Property owners would self-report each year, although documentation may be required.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
Even after the Supreme Court ban on affirmative action, many colleges continued to ask students to self-report their race or ethnicity on their applications for other reasons apart from the admissions process.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
Dahmen self-reported and the resulting penalty – two strokes for every hole of the violation, with no more than a four-stroke penalty in one round – saw his first two pars downgraded to double bogeys, putting him in last place.
—Jamie Barton, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
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Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 7 Nov. 2024
Property owners would self-report each year, although documentation may be required.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
Even after the Supreme Court ban on affirmative action, many colleges continued to ask students to self-report their race or ethnicity on their applications for other reasons apart from the admissions process.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
Dahmen self-reported and the resulting penalty – two strokes for every hole of the violation, with no more than a four-stroke penalty in one round – saw his first two pars downgraded to double bogeys, putting him in last place.
—Jamie Barton, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Self-report.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-report. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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