greed
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They’ve become monuments to corporate greed — zones of atrophy, boredom and total disempowerment.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
I never wanted, nor do I want, to be wealthy, so greed and hurry never clouded my thinking.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
These strategies are designed to offer aggressive investors a way to express views on potentially volatile market-moving events without paying an extraordinary fear or greed premium in the options market.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 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
But as for many other institutions in the eighties, greed overcame history.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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