self-interested
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On the one hand, the move is transparently self-interested: “Meta plainly did not want to be the only platform competing with one hand tied behind its back,” Engstrom said.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
The legal problem arises if it fails to inform its customers about its self-interested conflicts that steer its recommendations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
Your wife is speaking from her own sense of morality and justice, but she’s also speaking from a self-interested perspective.
From MarketWatch ● May 8, 2026
Both need each other to prosper and resent self-interested decisions their counterparts make that impact them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
The first was that he was transparently self-interested and self-promotional.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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