selfishly
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In college sports, the rich are incentivized to get richer and act selfishly, and the money keeps going up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
But others suggested the he had acted selfishly to only "satisfy his emotional needs", with one post questioning "Would Zhan agree to this? Is it fair to Wang?"
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2025
I get the sense that these two British actors aren't particualrly interested in the reviews - Cumberbatch says the "whole project was based selfishly on us wanting to work together".
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2025
“The whole picture and what’s good for the film sometimes it’s not what selfishly you would want to do for yourself.”
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2025
I understood that Akhi had different goals as a coach than I did as a competitor and that I wasn’t his only student, but selfishly I wanted him to stick with me.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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