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skimp

[skimp] / skɪmp /


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“We tend not to see farmers skimp on seeds,” Andrews says.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Like many advisers, Mallon urges his older clients to prioritize their own needs — and live large — rather than skimp and save so that their heirs inherit more.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

Companies can’t skimp on either to drive investment returns over the long term, according to new research published by WSJ with Bendable Labs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

Which are expensive and the reason some polls skimp on the number of people they interview.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2025

The sixth graders are determined to make more links than everybody else, so they skimp on the glue and their chain comes apart.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman




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