self-promotion
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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When you promote a record, you’re doing self-promotion: “Buy my stuff. Do my thing. Put me on your chest.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
He is widely seen as a gifted salesman with a knack for jump-starting the sort of viral moments on social media that double as shrewd self-promotion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
"She's a diplomat, not a D-list celebrity. My 15-year-old, social media obsessed, brother is less shameless in his self-promotion," reads some contemporaneous testimony.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026
“They’ve made great advances in AI and we continue to supply to Google,” the statement continued, before taking a turn from professional congratulations to self-promotion.
From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025
The second was that he was excessively alert to the self-interest and self-promotion of others.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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