self-promotion
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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But the Maryland study is more self-promotion than neutral review.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 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
So when I think about people doing activities where their attention isn’t just on interview mode, it’s like, “Oh, we’re tackling something together,” it really decreases that self-promotion instinct, which is usually misguided.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026
Moses Brown had already sunk a fortune into a failed cotton mill when he was introduced to Slater, a brash young Englishman with big promises and a knack for self-promotion.
From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026
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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