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French butter pears had been the favorite of Maureen’s mother, who had loved Maureen and her two brothers and had dedicated a long, selfless motherhood to them.
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Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 15 June 2025
Cultural messaging conditions women to play small We’re encouraged to be grateful, careful, and selfless; not bold, strategic, or profit driven.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
Ellie is rash and impulsive; Dina is lovestruck; Jesse is loyal and selfless.
—ArsTechnica, 27 May 2025
For perhaps not so selfless reasons of his own, her rival, Peter Murdoch, is also making the descent.
—Shannon Carlin, Time, 22 May 2025
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Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 15 June 2025
Cultural messaging conditions women to play small We’re encouraged to be grateful, careful, and selfless; not bold, strategic, or profit driven.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
Ellie is rash and impulsive; Dina is lovestruck; Jesse is loyal and selfless.
—ArsTechnica, 27 May 2025
For perhaps not so selfless reasons of his own, her rival, Peter Murdoch, is also making the descent.
—Shannon Carlin, Time, 22 May 2025
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“Selfless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/selfless. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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