thrifty
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A thrifty sort, then—he acts as his own camera operator and prefers hardware-store lightbulbs to specialized equipment—and one gracious in acknowledging his co-workers of many years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 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
Two cost of living fairs in a county aimed to lift "the taboo of wanting to save money and to be thrifty", said their organiser.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2025
The bean plants stood erect in thrifty order, casting as they stood little fringes of clear shadow in the sunshine.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
Vocabulary lists containing thrifty
"A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift
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