stingy
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Those on big wages not paying their way may seem stingy.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
She details the exhausting effort of disputing her partner’s medical claims with insurance companies, which required her to navigate, in her words, “a stingy and Kafkaesque system of financial and social support.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Companies have bought back gobs of stock while turning stingy on dividends—they like that buybacks don’t require an ongoing commitment.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
The IRS can force employers to withhold more of a person’s paycheck, or step in to file a stingy return on the person’s behalf.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 6, 2026
But what’s worse, in our opinion, is that he’s so stingy with respect to Mr. Kleiman, Mr. Voskuijl and Bep.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
When employers cut jobs because of weak demand, they typically also become stingier with wages for those who remain employed.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
Second, a tight labor market meant millions of Americans moved into high-margin, employer-sponsored insurance, leaving stingier government plans behind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
That’s because the charitable deduction is getting slightly stingier next year for wealthy households that itemize.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2025
Others were brusque, stingier with the rations — sometimes days with just a piece of bread.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2023
“Or maybe they got rich by being stingier, so they’ll pay less,” Muthu said.
From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman
The Colorado Avalanche rode swagger, poise and the league’s stingiest goaltender to the best record in the NHL this season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026
And the defense morphed into the stingiest unit in the entire sport.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
The Buccaneers hung 40 points on the NFL’s stingiest defense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2024
Despite all of those things, though, Indy managed to generate 456 yards and 38 points against the league’s stingiest defense in both categories.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 23, 2023
Whose whims had been taken seriously by adults and who grew up to be the stingiest, greediest people on earth and out of their stinginess grew their stingy little love that ate everything in sight.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
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