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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Exploding Ants Are Also Incredible Foragers Beyond their dramatic self-sacrifice, exploding ants are renowned for their resourcefulness as foragers.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Spiritual themes in anime Anime often explores spiritual and philosophical questions by drawing on Japan’s religious traditions to examine themes of fate, self-sacrifice and the struggle between desire and duty.
—Ronald S. Green, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2025
There’s going to be a lot of self-sacrifice with these two!
—Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
Even the wealthy mother, Hope Clinch, cannot control the monstrous possibilities of birth; the intelligent mother, Kath Talent, is broken in her turn by the self-sacrifice required for the preservation of innocence.
—Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Spiritual themes in anime Anime often explores spiritual and philosophical questions by drawing on Japan’s religious traditions to examine themes of fate, self-sacrifice and the struggle between desire and duty.
—Ronald S. Green, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2025
There’s going to be a lot of self-sacrifice with these two!
—Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
Even the wealthy mother, Hope Clinch, cannot control the monstrous possibilities of birth; the intelligent mother, Kath Talent, is broken in her turn by the self-sacrifice required for the preservation of innocence.
—Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Self-sacrifice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-sacrifice. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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