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thrifty

[thrif-tee] / ˈθrɪf ti /


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Even so, she came away with a positive impression of a thrifty, humble and ambitious man, who was sending money home to his family.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Fairly early in his lengthy investment career, in the mid-1960s, this thrifty son of Yorkshire, England, grew besotted with speculative small-cap stocks.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

Here are some other thrifty gifting tips from experts:

From MarketWatch • Nov. 19, 2025

It’s thrifty, smart, and impossibly good — a dish that proves you don’t need much more than salt, acid, and time to make something sing.

From Salon • Jun. 23, 2025

In mid-September, Joe returned from the Grand Coulee with enough money to make it through another year if he was thrifty.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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