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self-indulgence



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Former home secretary Dame Priti Patel accused her colleague of "engaging in facile and divisive self indulgence".

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2024

Like most uni-born comedy troupes, it’s self indulgence at its finest.

From The Guardian • Oct. 25, 2014

Without mortgage payments or midnight feedings, they’re able to devote their attention and income to self-improvement and self indulgence almost exclusively, which is why Eventbrite’s findings aren’t particularly surprising.

From Forbes • Sep. 22, 2014

He's like a cool, sharp blade, whose growing disdain for his opposite Antony's rash self indulgence slices through in his gestures, gaze and speech.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 6, 2012

Shall I say to them, 'You are living an abnormal life, and you can never be well until you cut out root and branch all your habits of self indulgence which are destroying you?'

From The Book of Life by Sinclair, Upton




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