self-indulgence
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Scott Pelley’s hysterical self-indulgence illustrates what’s gone wrong with the American news media.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
On previous tours, I've often felt her ambition was let down by self-indulgence or messy execution.
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025
Accompanied by a string quartet, it seems, by that point, less like theatrical excavation than self-indulgence.
From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2024
No. Rather are they stuck in, and prefer to remain in, an infinite loop of unfettered self-absorption, self-promotion, self-interestedness, self-indulgence and self-aggrandizement.
From Salon • Sep. 10, 2023
Schooled to believe that self-indulgence of any kind was morally unacceptable, Ellen was deeply ashamed of her dependency upon coffee.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
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