profligacy
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But the nonvirtuous road, Smith warns, risks ruin: “habitual imprudence . . . or injustice, or weakness, or profligacy, will always cloud, and sometimes depress altogether, the most splendid professional abilities.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Long-dated yields have been climbing amid a toxic mix of fiscal profligacy, a capital spending boom for the ages in artificial intelligence and geopolitical pressures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
That profligacy in front of goal has been matched by defensive issues, with Chelsea conceding the opening goal in four consecutive Premier League games for the first time since November 2023.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2026
Dusan Vlahovic should have punished England for their profligacy, but the striker back-heeled wide from close range after the interval.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025
The extravagance and general profligacy which he scrupled not to lay at Mr. Wickham’s charge, exceedingly shocked her; the more so, as she could bring no proof of its injustice.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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