penurious
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In a ruling July 28, McMahon called them “hapless, easily manipulated and penurious petty criminals” who had no connection to any terrorist group and had “never remotely contemplated” violent extremism before they met Hussain.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 7, 2023
There his followers learn about his penurious childhood and his own children's lives.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2023
The parsimonious and the penurious pinch a penny till Honest Abe says, “Hey, quit it!” in the unscripted series “So Freakin Cheap.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2021
As three penurious gold prospectors, and Lloyd a conservative party activist, the 1910 climbers cherished their departed Republican, William McKinley.
From The Guardian • Nov. 8, 2018
She could not simply and passionately regret her father's loss, for the thought of her own friendless and penurious state would thrust itself into her consciousness.
From An Ambitious Woman A Novel by Fawcett, Edgar
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