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stinginess

[stin-jee-nis] / ˈstɪn dʒi nɪs /






NOUN
selfishness
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There, among the seamstresses in training, Duncan met other welfare mothers, equally desperate, and recognized the stinginess, indifference and bureaucratic aggravations she’d been suffering in isolation were part of a larger system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

Despite ownership’s stinginess with payroll during the rebuild, Elias said he got everything he wanted this offseason.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 5, 2023

They have regained some of their defensive stinginess.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2023

Allen & Company’s stinginess about some conference details extends to the airport.

From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2022

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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