stingy
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Don’t be stingy and try to undertake heavy-duty jobs yourself, another expert advised.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 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
Big Pharma is on the prowl for biotech companies, but it’s acting stingy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
But turnovers forced by the Bruins’ suddenly stingy perimeter defense seem to turbo-charge them on the other end.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
We need not claim anything and be stingy with it.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
But those findings raised a big question: Why were people stingier on Saturdays and Sundays?
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
They have also boosted their dividends at a time when other companies have been stingier with their payouts.
From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025
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
Goods were auctioned off for a fraction of their value, and owners sometimes took even the stingiest offers just to realize some cash.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2025
He helped recruit some of the Ramblers’ best players and basically coordinated a defense that ranked among the nation’s stingiest.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2024
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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