selfishness
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It helps you draw boundaries without being held hostage to accusations of selfishness.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
He has little patience for selfishness or opportunism.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Our selfishness, she continues, is the reason capitalism works.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2026
“First of all, I’ve served this party for a long time. I don’t do it out of selfishness, by any means,” she said at a Saturday gathering where she provided breakfast burritos to delegates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2026
Despite my selfishness, despite my whining, despite my stupid dumb luck in being the only one left and my inability to appreciate it, when they—they have nothing.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
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