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Adjective
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Without these people and their selfless actions, this could have been a tragedy of many magnitudes more.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
28 Aug. 2025 -
Simoncic’s quick wit and selfless nature always came hand-in-hand, a college friend said.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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All our receivers have been unselfish and battle each other.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
30 Aug. 2025
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Their opener against Young Boys was a fine example of the kind of goals made possible by unselfish off-ball running.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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An altruistic gesture representing true solidarity, or a PR move by a savvy actor?—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
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But the decision wasn’t entirely, or even primarily, altruistic.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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That led him to take a magnanimous position, even if that was not his intent.—
Steve Silverman,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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Kovac was magnanimous as his team lost 3-2 against Real Madrid in the quarterfinal of the Club World Cup on Saturday, conceding that the better team won the game, but also made important reflections about the conditions his players have endured during this tournament.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
6 July 2025
Adjective
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In the absence of independent monitoring on the ground, the ministry is the primary source for casualty data relied upon by humanitarian groups, journalists, and international bodies.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
2 Sep. 2025
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Antoine Gérard, the UN's deputy humanitarian co-ordinator for Sudan, told the BBC that the exact death toll from the landslide is currently unknown as the location of the village is difficult to reach.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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There’s the self-sacrificing Texas teenager who’s helping her mom make ends meet by cashing out her own college fund.—
Jason Linkins,
The New Republic,
25 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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Funding remains limited, often coming in small donations from philanthropic groups.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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This is where his father and his philanthropic religious beliefs come into play.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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With a benevolent billionaire in the governor’s office, a Democratic supermajority in the statehouse and a willing partner in City Hall, there has never been a better opportunity to right the past wrongs of racial discrimination.—
Jackson Potter,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Aug. 2025
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As for the name, it was inspired by what is now known as the South Carolina Society, a social and benevolent organization established in Charleston in 1737 by a French Huguenot named Elisha Poinsett.—
Laurie Werner,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Self-forgetting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-forgetting. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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