self-centered
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He is, instead, exactly the kind of tetchy, self-centered young man who is “more than happy to use everyone around him” to further his work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
She also misses what Mr. Calder makes evident to the reader: that Chuck is a self-centered, smooth-talking empty shell who is going to string her along until the moment she demands an emotional investment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Obviously, boomers are not all self-centered; they may require more help as they age.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 29, 2025
She relocates “The Seagull,” as a program note specifies and her production flamboyantly conveys, “to the self-centered Me Generation of the ’70s that followed the social upheaval of the ’60s.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2025
Nations, by law, are solitary, self-centered, withdrawn into themselves.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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