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altruism

[al-troo-iz-uhm] / ˈæl truˌɪz əm /


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Some of those involved in trafficking thus tend to portray their actions as altruism.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

Moneyist readers have shown that anonymity and altruism are not strange bedfellows.

From MarketWatch Jun. 20, 2026

Through Karnofsky, Brockman became interested in some of the ideas behind effective altruism.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 28, 2026

This had gone way beyond altruism, they thought.

From Slate Mar. 25, 2026

I was grateful, but knew the authorities had not granted permission out of altruism: they were reading our letters, hoping to glean some information that would assist their case against Winnie.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Unselfishness, devotion, pity and the higher altruisms all hark back to the home as their source.

From Woman in Modern Society by Earl Barnes

She tells us that Mr. Paice's life was one long series of gentle altruisms and the truest Christianities.

From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia by Charles Lamb

Those who had glasses were mostly on the upper deck, so Jimmie did not see anything of the rescue; the transports, of course, did not swerve or delay, for their orders forbade all altruisms.

From Jimmie Higgins by Upton Sinclair




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