greediness

Example Sentences

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For years, policy makers and tech executives have sought to balance the inherent greediness of algorithms’ logic with the human-level fairness of their decisions.

From Scientific American • Apr. 26, 2022

“We have uncovered this greediness in America that I did not think existed, but is alive and well,” said Luke Pergande, a co-founder of Prop Swap.

From New York Times • May 1, 2018

Certainly, its coyly crass message and the way it so blithely revels in the season’s greediness set it apart from the usual Christmas standards.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2017

Iran struck a more combative tone, warning that the other side's "greediness" could scuttle the negotiations.

From US News • Nov. 18, 2014

My mother knew that Frieda and I hated milk and assumed Pecola drank it out of greediness.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison