altruistic
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“Dawson’s Creek” made Van Der Beek a heartthrob more impactful than any of his contemporaries — a character more open than Jared Leto’s icy Jordan Catalano, and more altruistic than Luke Perry’s Dylan McKay.
From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026
The research, conducted with chemical ecologist Thomas Schmitt from the University of Würzburg in Germany, documents this form of altruistic disease signaling in social insects for the first time.
From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 2025
It’s the kind of altruistic talk Altman is known for as he predicts that superintelligent AI—or AGI—will help cure cancer and save humanity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025
As Marcel Mauss’ classic book The Gift demonstrates, every personal gift, even an altruistic one, incurs debt.
From Slate • Mar. 23, 2025
She tried to focus on how much she was helping them, as if this were a charitable deed, purely altruistic: like volunteering at a soup kitchen, or adopting a dog from a shelter.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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