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self-advancement

British

noun

the act or process of improving one's position, education, etc

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Example Sentences

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We surrender our professed morality for self-advancement.

From Salon

Her increasingly estranged husband, Prince Charles, portrayed by Josh O’Connor, calls it “an ugly, avaricious piece of self-advancement.”

From New York Times

Cauterucci's piece -- titled "The Masculine Bluster of Trump’s Coronavirus Hand-Shaking Tour" -- concluded by accusing Trump of "the ultimate use of macho performance for self-advancement at the expense of public safety and well-being."

From Fox News

Lying about one’s own susceptibility to a fast-spreading disease, just to prop up investors’ confidence while a greater, inevitable collapse looms, is the ultimate use of macho performance for self-advancement at the expense of public safety and well-being.

From Slate

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