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

There are times when I complete a cartoon and feel as if I did not quite capture the full venality of my target.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 14, 2022

He was familiar with the business’s unpredictability, not to mention its venality.

From New York Times • Nov. 19, 2020

The basest form of venality, the lowest form of greed, have fastened on her with the tentacles of the devil-fish; and are every hour devouring her.

From Critical Studies by Ouida