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altruistically



ADVERB
unselfishly
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The Tyra Banks we see in “Reality Check” knows she had pull then, and even now, but falls short of admitting she could use it altruistically instead of solely for profit.

From Salon Feb. 20, 2026

"If you don't want there to be a trade in these body parts, we need to get a way of more people donating altruistically," she says.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2025

Less altruistically, Amazon also hopes the $10-billion-plus project can transform it into a global telecommunications giant.

From Seattle Times Dec. 24, 2023

The researchers hypothesized that one reason for willful ignorance might be that some people behave altruistically because they want to maintain a positive self-image of being an altruistic person.

From Science Daily Oct. 19, 2023

Why couldn’t I be altruistically scouting like him?

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline




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