self-preservation
noun
self-pres·er·va·tion
ˌself-ˌpre-zər-ˈvā-shən 
1
: preservation of oneself from destruction or harm
2
: a natural or instinctive tendency to act so as to preserve one's own existence
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Complacency, cowardice and meek self-preservation won’t do here and now.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025
But there has to be space for self-preservation too.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 18 Apr. 2025
Under the pressures of practices like at-will employment, people become focused on self-preservation instead of maintaining a strong culture together.
—Sherry Martin, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
When faced with one of the better midfield trios in the land, Manchester United retreated into strange spurts of self-preservation.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025
But there has to be space for self-preservation too.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 18 Apr. 2025
Under the pressures of practices like at-will employment, people become focused on self-preservation instead of maintaining a strong culture together.
—Sherry Martin, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
When faced with one of the better midfield trios in the land, Manchester United retreated into strange spurts of self-preservation.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-preservation
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“Self-preservation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-preservation. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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