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On the other hand, unselfish employees tend to build stronger professional relationships and are more likely to get promoted than selfish ones, each potentially leading to higher incomes over time, research shows.—
Ashton Jackson
Natalie Wu,
CNBC,
29 Oct. 2025 -
The locker room has to be unselfish.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
28 Oct. 2025
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In a sector where sustainability often stops at the label, this model carries the virtue of being both circular and selfless.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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Khloé praised her mom for her selfless gesture.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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Nevertheless, a fundamental strain exists between H&M’s corporate and altruistic identities.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Oct. 2025
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An altruistic donation — also known as a non-directed living donation — is when someone donates an organ to a stranger, Weill Cornell Medicine explains.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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But in his second term in the White House, Trump has also shared the spotlight and success with several of his Cabinet members, suggesting a somewhat magnanimous president primed to handpick his successor in 2028.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Oct. 2025
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Rowling wasn't so magnanimous when addressing the ideological split between her and Watson.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Sep. 2025
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At the time, the blockades crippled transportation routes and hospital services and prompted international warnings about a humanitarian crisis in the country, which was reeling from a devastating earthquake.—
MUHIB RAHMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
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Two people were killed when a small aircraft carrying humanitarian relief supplies to Jamaica crashed in Coral Springs, Florida, authorities and a religious ministry said.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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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
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Both were extremely philanthropic with not only their money but their time.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
5 Nov. 2025
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These are not philanthropic gestures.—
Olivier Wenden,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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Despite widespread fatigue over tipping prompts, Americans still tend to be generous when dining out at restaurants.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Duvi was pleasantly surprised when their photographers not only issued a generous refund, but also stayed late and added extra services.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Self-forgetting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-forgetting. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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