selfishly
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In college sports, the rich are incentivized to get richer and act selfishly, and the money keeps going up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
But others suggested the he had acted selfishly to only "satisfy his emotional needs", with one post questioning "Would Zhan agree to this? Is it fair to Wang?"
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2025
But really the brothers love working together and Chris admits that they started the podcast "quite selfishly as we were just trying to answer our own questions".
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2025
He’s even selfishly hoarded toilet paper in his fancy adobe estate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2025
Briony felt suddenly ashamed at what she had selfishly begun, for it had never occurred to her that her cousins would not want to play their parts in The Trials of Arabella.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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