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selfishness

[sel-fish-nis] / ˈsɛl fɪʃ nɪs /


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It helps you draw boundaries without being held hostage to accusations of selfishness.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

“I want to give us the best available option that we have at that moment, and that was my whole plan all along. So I hope they see there wasn’t any selfishness in that.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Until that inevitable conclusion, I’ll be rooting for Max Cady’s campaign against the Bowdens’ vortex of selfishness, which is entirely OK to do.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026

He wrote in his autobiography that they had split because she had "enough of the absentee husband, enough of the selfishness and the black moods".

From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026

I tick off each quality in my mind as he says it—fear, low intelligence, dishonesty, aggression, selfishness.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth


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