altruism

Example Sentences

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This had gone way beyond altruism, they thought.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

In 2010, while at Oxford, she met William Crouch, who was helping to build the effective altruism movement, which tries to apply logic and reason to find the best way to help others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

But even for the most responsible issuers, stablecoins aren’t altruism; they’re deposits.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 28, 2025

"At the end of the day, given certain circumstances and under certain pressures, altruism will thin and self-interest surfaces."

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025

I testify to a powerful altruism in retail-related matters and even find myself getting a bit misty-eyed over this bond that I share with Roberta.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich