self-interested
Example Sentences
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The legal problem arises if it fails to inform its customers about its self-interested conflicts that steer its recommendations.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
The fault, he said, lay with Lululemon’s board, which he said lacked experience in creative businesses, was uninterested in product development and quality, and focused on “short-term, self-interested priorities.”
From MarketWatch • Jan. 22, 2026
There’s just too much uninformed, misinformed and self-interested commentary washing about in the investment sphere, too easily accessed by unwary and novice investors.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025
But I think what he’s really after is something more specifically self-interested.
From Slate • Nov. 26, 2024
The big Wall Street firms, seemingly so shrewd and self-interested, had somehow become the dumb money.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
