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That day, I felt I was driving for all Saudi women – and, in a sense, I was.
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The speaker describes driving as more than a personal act. She felt that, by driving, she represented all Saudi women, not just herself. “In a sense” adds a careful qualification: she did not literally drive on everyone’s behalf, but understood her action as carrying a wider meaning for Saudi women.
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