self-advancement
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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But his most obvious and disqualifying flaw is that he has no observable principles beyond dedication to his own self-advancement.
From Slate • Nov. 20, 2024
It’s a tool one uses for self-advancement and self-preservation.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2023
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
What if all this theory should prove but a well-disguised avarice,—that this passion for distinction be only the thirst for wealth,—these high purposes of philanthropy but another scheme for self-advancement!
From Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience by Lever, Charles James
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