materialistic
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In drafting it, Thomas Jefferson chose not to include property as a natural right alongside life and liberty, substituting the less materialistic “pursuit of Happiness.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
"I always had these yearnings for a lifestyle that was different to the materialistic lifestyle," he explains.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2025
Mozart and his librettist, Lorenzo Da Ponte, meant to make us squirm as they uncover our insecurities and the faults in our materialistic facades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2025
I love stuff, especially stuff that feels like it might add an element of personalization in a society that so often subscribes to materialistic monoculture.
From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2024
We don’t have all of the materialistic riches we once had, but now we have something much more valuable than we had before.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
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