self-preservation
noun
self-pres·er·va·tion
ˌself-ˌpre-zər-ˈvā-shən 
1
: preservation of oneself from destruction or harm
2
: a natural or instinctive tendency to act so as to preserve one's own existence
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Legacy shipping companies are often focused on short-term profitability and self-preservation rather than long-term advancement.
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Itamar Zur, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Yet while Gray today is more about self-preservation than the wild nights of years past, Louder, Please is also, at points, a bracingly candid record, offering a diaristic account of the past few years of her life.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2024
Lina Khatib, an expert on the Middle East at London think tank Chatham House, noted recently that Hezbollah’s fight with Israel may not ultimately be about helping Palestinians, or even Hamas, but about self-preservation.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2024
Ultimately, the film is a swan song for the ages, touching upon issues of self-preservation and sacrifice, confronting our darkest fears (or a lack thereof), and survival of the fittest — or in this somber depiction — the powerful and wealthy.
—Tiffany Leigh, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
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Itamar Zur, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Yet while Gray today is more about self-preservation than the wild nights of years past, Louder, Please is also, at points, a bracingly candid record, offering a diaristic account of the past few years of her life.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2024
Lina Khatib, an expert on the Middle East at London think tank Chatham House, noted recently that Hezbollah’s fight with Israel may not ultimately be about helping Palestinians, or even Hamas, but about self-preservation.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2024
Ultimately, the film is a swan song for the ages, touching upon issues of self-preservation and sacrifice, confronting our darkest fears (or a lack thereof), and survival of the fittest — or in this somber depiction — the powerful and wealthy.
—Tiffany Leigh, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Self-preservation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-preservation. Accessed 6 Oct. 2024.
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