self-enrichment
noun
self-en·rich·ment
ˌself-in-ˈrich-mənt 
: the act or process of increasing one's intellectual or spiritual resources
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In interviews to promote the book, Manchin has spoken against Republicans’ ceding of legislative privileges to Trump, and Trump’s self-enrichment and buddy act with Putin.
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Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
The indictment claims the purpose of Venezuela’s drug trafficking apparatus goes beyond self-enrichment.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
Self-preservation and self-enrichment are his goals.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2025
Such an obvious scheme of self-enrichment draws plenty of negative coverage.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
That kind of hypocrisy on self-enrichment could become a weak point for the GOP and a clear opening for Democrats to attack.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2025
The brazenness of the self-enrichment resembles nothing seen in any earlier White House.
—ABC News, 1 June 2025
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Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
The indictment claims the purpose of Venezuela’s drug trafficking apparatus goes beyond self-enrichment.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
Self-preservation and self-enrichment are his goals.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2025
Such an obvious scheme of self-enrichment draws plenty of negative coverage.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
That kind of hypocrisy on self-enrichment could become a weak point for the GOP and a clear opening for Democrats to attack.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2025
The brazenness of the self-enrichment resembles nothing seen in any earlier White House.
—ABC News, 1 June 2025
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“Self-enrichment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-enrichment. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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