as in avarice
an intense selfish desire for wealth or possessions
don't let greed for riches control you
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Recent Examples of greed
California For Subscribers The Mexican Mafia Tapes: Secret recordings reveal greed, betrayal — and a deal with the feds
Sept. 4, 2024
Stinson had already been serving a life sentence for murdering a drug dealer in 1979.
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Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, some ski industry observers say Vail's reluctance to increase patroller pay was part of a larger pattern of greed in a business largely controlled by two companies in North America: Vail, which runs 42 ski resorts worldwide, and the smaller Alterra, which operates 12.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
The hero represents the greed and cynicism of the Beltway; his consultancy specializes in studies that help one U.S. military service make a case for a new weapon—while providing another service with the case against the weapon.
—Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Orlok is draped in the traditional clothing of a Transylvanian nobleman, and like most vampires, also represents the unquenchable greed of the wealthy and powerful.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
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Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, some ski industry observers say Vail's reluctance to increase patroller pay was part of a larger pattern of greed in a business largely controlled by two companies in North America: Vail, which runs 42 ski resorts worldwide, and the smaller Alterra, which operates 12.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
The hero represents the greed and cynicism of the Beltway; his consultancy specializes in studies that help one U.S. military service make a case for a new weapon—while providing another service with the case against the weapon.
—Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Orlok is draped in the traditional clothing of a Transylvanian nobleman, and like most vampires, also represents the unquenchable greed of the wealthy and powerful.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for greed
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In this coming era—during which fear, corruption, and avarice will stand in prominence—gentleness, morality, and reason must be cherished in whatever form they can be found.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2025
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Its third and latest season offers a sharp dissection of how work can become an obsession, the false promises of ethical investing, and the endless cycle of avarice to which stockbrokers (and perhaps the rest of us) belong.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
12 Dec. 2024
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Or consider the explorers who left a cold and hungry Europe in search of tropical riches, only to realize that their own rapacity could quickly exhaust the bounty of an island paradise.—
Deborah R. Coen,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Feb. 2014
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Adjacent to the Gold Room was the Bravo Bazaar, a mall of real commercial rapacity.—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
17 Nov. 2023
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Pilgrimage, though couched in spiritual aims, often bordered on sheer cupidity.—
Aatish Taseer,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2023
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To cupidity, and beyond!—
Kyle Smith,
WSJ,
16 June 2022
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There’s an identifiable and relatable longing in Becca’s gaze, a visible tension between a desire to risk connection and a need to maintain safety.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
26 Jan. 2025
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For instance, with Venus in your communication sector and Uranus retrograde activating your fifth house of self-expression, the cosmos pushes you to open up and communicate your desires, specifically those surrounding your values and sense of self-worth.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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Americans responded to the cries of hunger in Ethiopia.—
William Lambers,
Hartford Courant,
19 Jan. 2025
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Some will incorporate service, including a St. Cloud event targeted at neighborhood cleanups, and a massive effort, based at the Orange County Convention Center, that aims to pack up to 1 million meals for those who struggle with hunger in our communities.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
Orlando Sentinel,
18 Jan. 2025
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As expected, his leaders set a strong tone for the type of work ethic, professionalism and unquenchable thirst for improvement his players adopted throughout the season.—
Mike Jones,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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Many people gave up, longing to end the hunger and thirst and cold, and just sat down, where they were shot by the guards.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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Yet the little guy has come up big for the bulls this year, retail investors showing a significantly higher risk appetite in recent weeks than professional fund managers.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
1 Feb. 2025
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In the South Bay, investors still have an appetite for supermarket properties, said David Taxin, partner with Meachan Oppenheimer, a commercial real estate firm.—
George Avalos,
The Mercury News,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Greed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greed. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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