frugality
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I can thank my past self’s frugality here.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
For some Fire followers though, extreme frugality is still the main way to achieve retirement early, and a sacrifice they see as worth it in the long term.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
It’s frugality, yes, but it’s also a tiny self-imposed puzzle, one I’ve grown strangely fond of.
From Salon ● May 12, 2026
Throughout the year, several high-profile OpenAI commitments have sputtered, thanks to the company’s newfound frugality as well as an increasing sense of dissatisfaction from its business pals.
From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2026
The social insects, especially ants, have been sources of all kinds of parables, giving lessons in industry, interdependence, altruism, humility, frugality, patience.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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It stretches from the glorious frugalities of Shaker furniture and Amish quilts to the sleek orthodox Minimalism of Donald Judd’s box sculptures and Agnes Martin’s horizontal-stripe paintings.
From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2011
But this record dictatorship is not all due to the personal virtue and public frugalities of Meritorious Gomez.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Smyth gives amusing instances of the baron’s frugalities, side by side with his generosity.
From Chaucer and His England by G. G. Coulton
He hated waste of all kinds, save in words, and carried his home frugalities even to excess.
From Thomas Carlyle by John Nichol
He questioned M. Nioche about his own manner of life, and felt a friendly mixture of compassion and respect over the recital of his delicate frugalities.
From The American by Henry James
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