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Recent Examples of self-sacrificing
There’s the self-sacrificing Texas teenager who’s helping her mom make ends meet by cashing out her own college fund.
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Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 25 Feb. 2023
Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 25 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-sacrificing
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Described as selfless and always willing to give a helping hand to other musicians who supports those struggling and offers ways to help peers overcome challenges.Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
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While his peers moved on to Wall Street and other corridors of power, Hegseth chose a path of selfless service—commissioning as an infantry officer and deploying to Guantanamo Bay, Iraq, and Afghanistan.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Scholars have long studied and questioned why humans evolved to be altruistic.Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
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But at least their narcissism can be advantageous to others and society, particularly when it is also expressed in terms of altruistic or prosocial motives.Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Ensure that organizational leadership has a deep understanding of sexism—both hostile and benevolent—and genderwashing.Susan Madsen, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Online course listings enable faculty, students, and administrators to see which classes fill up the fastest and, by implication, which professors are perceived as benevolent and easygoing.Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2024
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Finally, for your charitable regift to be effective, some special language in the paperwork is required.Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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After a brief intermission—where Kimmel and special guests RZA, Billie Eilish, and Finneas highlighted the charitable work of Homeboy Industries and Support And Feed—Metallica superfan Jason Momoa brought the band back out with a heartfelt, personal introduction.Brendan Hay, SPIN, 16 Dec. 2024
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The idea is simple: philanthropic capital can jump-start projects, and federal funding could eventually help scale it nationwide.Michael Sheldrick, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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While building these cashflow models will likely be complex and expensive, philanthropic capital could step in to help with data collection and provide technical support.Olivia White Michael Wiegand, Harvard Business Review, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Self-sacrificing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-sacrificing. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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