selfishness
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It helps you draw boundaries without being held hostage to accusations of selfishness.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Until that inevitable conclusion, I’ll be rooting for Max Cady’s campaign against the Bowdens’ vortex of selfishness, which is entirely OK to do.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
She argued that "one person's phone going off shatters that for everybody" and so disrupting the experience is "an act of extreme selfishness".
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
“First of all, I’ve served this party for a long time. I don’t do it out of selfishness, by any means,” she said at a Saturday gathering where she provided breakfast burritos to delegates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2026
Vivi is often selfish, but she’s so cheerful about it and so encouraging of cheerful selfishness in others that it’s easy to have fun with her.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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