as in greedy
having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions
a bitter, moneygrubbing miser
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How inflation is impacting America Are greedy companies to blame for grocery inflation?—
Juweek Adolphe,
NPR,
14 Jan. 2025 -
Scanty sentences for these greedy big shots do little to deter crooked behavior in the future.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2025
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Statues honoring the late Wagner leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, and top commander, Dmitry Utkin, were unveiled in CAR’s capital, Bangui, in December, a Telegram channel linked to the mercenary group reported.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN,
18 Jan. 2025
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This includes the aimless storyline of Jun-ho and the mercenary team sailing around trying to find the game island now that Gi-hun’s tracker died.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024
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Pearce plays Van Buren as hungry and avaricious even in his kinder moments, a man of immense wealth whose primary desire is to own more and more.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2025
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Ever since the United States liberated Kuwait from the avaricious clutches of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in the Gulf War of 1990-91, the Kuwaitis have supported U.S. priorities in the Middle East and elsewhere.—
Martin Indyk,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Feb. 2022
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The folks in in Philly can attest and are eager to see what Fangio has in the offing for Sunday’s game against the Rams. 7.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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This unexpected discovery has captured the attention of archaeologists, who are eager to explore its origins and significance.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Moneygrubbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moneygrubbing. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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