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Recent Examples of self-concern How much genuine pathos, and how much savvy self-concern, expediency? Willing Davidson, The New Yorker, 21 July 2024 While our hearts might be able to bleed for billions of strangers at a time, our heads are often preoccupied with more local problems, and the 21st century has exacerbated that dissonance to the point that we’re all locked in a near-constant negotiation between empathy and self-concern. David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 28 June 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-concern
Noun
  • Among their inspiring behaviors, these characters deserve to also express pettiness and selfishness, or, at the very least, more wit.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
  • At a moment in American political culture when selfishness abides — when giving is seen as weakness and costly — Redford’s lesson feels timelier than ever.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Upstairs, the home boasts four bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms, including the primary bedroom and bathroom with double vanities, a soaking tub and large shower.
    Molly Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Moreover, sports teams are the ultimate vanity asset – something billionaires love to own without too much concern about possible operating losses (which likely just offset taxable gains elsewhere).
    Chris Deubert, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This wasn’t a choice that should have been left to an individual’s ego, an individual’s ambition.
    Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Loners avoid prison politics — the gossip, the egos, the tests of toughness.
    John J. Lennon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025

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“Self-concern.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-concern. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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