greed
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Investors are increasingly borrowing to buy stocks, a reflection of greed in the stock market as they seek to amplify returns with margin debt.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
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
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
Formative albums like “This Is A Long Drive...” and 1997’s “The Lonesome Crowded West” explored themes of endless travel and isolation amid American rural landscapes, as well as corporate greed and consumerism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
The reason may not be the greed of the movie industry in cashing in on the first film’s popularity, but simply another instance of regression to the mean.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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