greed

Example Sentences

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They would certainly hunt valiantly for some American official who has access to the list and enough need or greed to sell it to them for mere millions.

From Slate • Jul. 1, 2026

US attorney Sean S Buckley told the BBC: "Rather than being satisfied with the many legitimate opportunities afforded to him, Guo exploited the trust that thousands had placed in him for his own greed."

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

Large-language models may be immune to human emotions like fear and greed, but they still struggle to beat the market over longer periods.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

Many of them are run by con artists and grifters, and even among those fueled by true belief, there is most often an element of greed.

From Salon • Jun. 25, 2026

This was the turning point, they say, where Sapiens cast off its intimate symbiosis with nature and sprinted towards greed and alienation.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari