self-interested

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selfish
Adjective
  • In this story, the father’s behavior is exemplary and mothers (more than one) are selfish with bad habits who don’t act to their children’s benefit.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 14 July 2025
  • The removal of living beings from their natural environment, along with the massive scale of human intervention, can be just as pernicious as the instinctive and selfish destruction that is often overlooked.
    PhotoVogue, Vogue, 10 July 2025
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“Self-interested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-interested. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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