self-sacrifice
noun
self-sac·ri·fice
ˌself-ˈsa-krə-ˌfīs 
also -fəs,
or -ˌfīz
: sacrifice of oneself or one's interest for others or for a cause or ideal
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Biden will award Medals of Honor decades after the soldiers' acts of valor and self-sacrifice in Korea and Vietnam.
Medals of Honor, the nation’s highest award for battlefield heroism, require extensive documentation and often years of advocacy by family members, comrades and members of Congress.
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Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
Beneath the absurdity of the premise is a depiction of how much self-sacrifice motherhood can require.
—Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week Us, theweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Consequently, her nieces revere her as an icon of republican self-sacrifice.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
The governor’s attitude conveys disrespect for those veterans who actually did receive the Bronze Star for their valor and self-sacrifice in combat, including those men and women who were awarded the Bronze Star posthumously after making the ultimate sacrifice for our country.
—Fred Medinger, Baltimore Sun, 5 Nov. 2024
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Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
Beneath the absurdity of the premise is a depiction of how much self-sacrifice motherhood can require.
—Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week Us, theweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Consequently, her nieces revere her as an icon of republican self-sacrifice.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
The governor’s attitude conveys disrespect for those veterans who actually did receive the Bronze Star for their valor and self-sacrifice in combat, including those men and women who were awarded the Bronze Star posthumously after making the ultimate sacrifice for our country.
—Fred Medinger, Baltimore Sun, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Self-sacrifice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-sacrifice. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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