miserly
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Archer was a constant threat, bowling with high pace and miserly economy.
From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025
Known as “The Witch of Wall Street” for her miserly ways, Green quietly bailed out New York City in the early 1900s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
The Blues stormed to the league title in Mourinho's first season in charge - in no small part thanks to the most miserly defence in the league's history.
From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025
Forty-two years later, in October 2024, that figure totaled 3.001 million, a miserly increase of less than four percent.
From Salon • Jan. 1, 2025
“I will be very miserly with my new gas cylinders,” Aunty Ifeoma said, smiling, when she saw me.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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