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altruistic

[al-troo-is-tik] / ˌæl truˈɪs tɪk /


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Elon Musk faced fiery questioning Wednesday in his court showdown with OpenAI, as he insisted that the maker of ChatGPT had fooled him by turning what was an altruistic pursuit into a profit-making juggernaut.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

“The reality, however, is that altruistic idealists are few and far between in this world.”

From Slate • Mar. 25, 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

By aligning activity between specific brain regions, the team found they could slightly increase altruistic behavior.

From Science Daily • Feb. 13, 2026

I could also say that he did this not through altruistic motives but selfish ones, in order to fulfill some egotistic impulse of his own.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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