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as in ambitious
having a strong desire for personal advancement
a self-seeking schemer who claimed others' ideas and achievements as his own
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as in selfish
overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests
a self-seeking woman who could be counted on to sidetrack all conversation into a discussion of her problems
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But companies that were once cash cows are depleting reserves and leveraging debt in their ambitious data center buildouts.
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The instinctive Moon visits your 2nd House of Resources, quincunxing ambitious Saturn in your 9th House of Travel, so spending choices and big plans may contradict.
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The article emphasizes that securing one's own financial future isn't selfish but essential to avoid becoming a future burden.
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Experts emphasize that self-care is not selfish.
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Niv Shisler, 24, an aspiring rapper who works at Dorfman’s restaurant, moved to the town last November lured by cheap housing when rents collapsed during the war.
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Since the death of the aspiring musician, his parents have advocated for the county to install pedestrian safeguards on the Walerga Road overpass in North Highlands, which many children use to get to and from a cluster of schools north of the train tracks.
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“Self-seeking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-seeking. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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