greed
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I never wanted, nor do I want, to be wealthy, so greed and hurry never clouded my thinking.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
But as ugly as greed can be, it can be oh so beautiful.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
“It is reprehensible that a state corrections officer can be seduced by greed and manipulated by others to commit such crimes that endanger the public,” Hochman said in the statement.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Ms. Adelman follows another part of the story: his successors’ greed for fame and money, their jealousy and grievances, until the trail of the specimens seems to grow cold—then picks it up again.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
The Exposition Company’s decision raised a groundswell of greed throughout Chicago’s South Side.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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