self-advancement
Britishnoun
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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
It’s a tool one uses for self-advancement and self-preservation.
From Seattle Times
We surrender our professed morality for self-advancement.
From Salon
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
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