self-advancement
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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It’s a tool one uses for self-advancement and self-preservation.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 15, 2023
Miranda doesn’t scoff at Jefferson’s ideals, and in the end, Hamilton chooses his high-minded hypocrisy over Aaron Burr’s unprincipled self-advancement.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2019
He’s not propelled to martial glory by love of country, or a moral code, or even self-advancement.
From New York Times ● Aug. 5, 2019
Yes, Dovlatov and his friends had essentially no hope of official recognition, of being able to do work that both held meaning for them and fit with the paths for self-advancement on offer.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 15, 2018
Pratt often thought about himself, and always in one direction—the direction of self-advancement.
From The Talleyrand Maxim by Fletcher, J. S. (Joseph Smith)
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