altruistic
Example Sentences
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There have been cases of altruistic surrogates changing their mind about giving up babies, though these cases are exceptionally rare.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Musk argues in his lawsuit that he was deceived about OpenAI's mission being altruistic.
From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026
“The reality, however, is that altruistic idealists are few and far between in this world.”
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
“Dawson’s Creek” made Van Der Beek a heartthrob more impactful than any of his contemporaries — a character more open than Jared Leto’s icy Jordan Catalano, and more altruistic than Luke Perry’s Dylan McKay.
From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026
I could also say that he did this not through altruistic motives but selfish ones, in order to fulfill some egotistic impulse of his own.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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