indulgence
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By his side, the regional mining and geology director, Souleymane Sanogo, took aim at a climate of indulgence which allows irregular miners to thrive.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
"It's just having a little bit of indulgence to enjoy life. Let's face it, working life can be very hard for some people."
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
When it comes to your loved ones, paying for more information can feel less like an indulgence than a responsibility.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
The film’s 157-minute running time may seem like an indulgence, but the charismatic, egotistical Inoue holds our interest and then some.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Occasionally Cora’s mind tricked her and she’d turn the story into one of her memories, inserting the faces of ghosts, all the slave dead, who looked down at her with love and indulgence.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
Although some college athletes have bought luxury cars or other indulgences, many are using their newfound wealth to make careful investments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
I love skincare, that’s one of my little indulgences.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
The growing use of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, greater scrutiny of ingredients, and government policies around food assistance are all nudging consumers away from traditional indulgences.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
Rising to prominence with the aristocratic Hesketh Racing, Hunt's ability behind the wheel shone through his personal indulgences just enough for him to win his first and only title with McLaren.
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2025
On small things I was thrifty enough; no expenditures on “carousing,” flashy clothes, or any of the other indulgences that are often smugly believed to undermine the budgets of the poor.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
Rosaries and other indulgenced articles do not lose their indulgences, when they are loaned or given away, for the indulgence is not personal but attached to the article itself.
From Baltimore Catechism, No. 3 by Anonymous
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