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selfless

[self-lis] / ˈsɛlf lɪs /


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This "selfless" sharing, known as horizontal gene transfer, can rapidly spread useful traits including genes that confer resistance to antibiotic drugs used to treat infections.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

Theirs was never glamorous work, but it was done with profound, selfless love.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Avery Ware, in his seventh season as coach, said, “It’s a lot of being selfless and versatile.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

“Service to our country, service to the Constitution, selfless service.”

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

Nor, more puzzlingly, did he gain any fame or even much attention from half a century of consistent and increasingly selfless achievement.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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