venality

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More broadly the play is a tart vivisection of human pettiness and venality, as one by one the characters’ prejudices, peccadilloes and blinkered views are exposed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

HBO’s “The Franchise” strives to work all the silliness and venality we’ve come to expect into an up-to-the-minute spoof of superhero IP-making.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2024

Landlords are opposed to this and other measures and not out of venality.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2023

Silverio responds with a tirade about the venality and hypocrisy of a media that sacrifices integrity and decency on the altar of ratings and social media likes.

From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2022

All the patriots of the American Revolution whose opinions we know, deprecated the venality of the press.

From Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution by Judson, L. Carroll