altruistic
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“The reality, however, is that altruistic idealists are few and far between in this world.”
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
He believed the "altruistic" company would do well by its investors and staff.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
“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
Cremer concludes, "This precise coordination between the individual and colony level is what makes this altruistic disease signaling so effective."
From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 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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