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stingy

[stin-jee] / ˈstɪn dʒi /


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According to the legend, Stingy Jack tricked and trapped the Devil twice and made the Devil promise not to take his soul.

From Fox News • Oct. 29, 2021

Stingy or not, why would the fathers or indeed their fathers have owned left-handed clubs in the first place?

From Golf Digest • Apr. 14, 2020

Stingy gravy and meat proportions in the loco moco made it less like a hero surfer’s breakfast, more like an afterthought.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 10, 2019

A Times editorial after his 2013 announcement lamented “Governor Cuomo’s Stingy Pardons.”

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2018

Pinmei said slowly, almost in disbelief, “Scars of Stingy Rice?”

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin




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