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
The venality and corruption which accomplished the Legislative Union between England and Ireland admit of as little doubt as of palliation.
From Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience by Charles James Lever
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