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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

“The whole picture and what’s good for the film sometimes it’s not what selfishly you would want to do for yourself.”

From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2025

I had an occasional flash of understanding, but then got selfishly wrapped up again in my own problems and pleasures.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank


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