altruism

Example Sentences

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And Hill infuses Beth with all the impassioned altruism of a worker impatient for the privileged world to wake up.

From Washington Post

"But China can have only one ally: China itself. China can only have one set of interests: pro-Chinese ones. Chinese foreign policy is utterly devoid of altruism."

From BBC

This ideal of humble altruism is one of the main sources of our power in the world, and it is especially needed in this moment.

From Washington Post

“I’m certainly heartened by the level of altruism and generosity from different sides of the political spectrum,” Hassan said.

From Washington Post

Our large brains helped to solve the complex test of primitive survival, and interpersonal relationships and altruism may have given us a strong advantage over other hominins.

From Scientific American