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parsimony

noun as in stinginess

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Or perhaps Goya is taking a small liberty, presenting parsimony in a sly juxtaposition to all that flashy gold embroidery, royal hardware and silk.

But if there is one way to offset parsimony, it’s with development.

China's battered property market, lingering worries over job stability, and government parsimony in wages, pensions and medical benefits are keeping shoppers cautious.

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Some members of Congress from both parties seem inclined to pick “now” and “Ukraine” as the time and place to practice parsimony.

But now there’s a principle behind my parsimony: I refuse to line the pockets of the world’s wealthiest man as he destroys civilization.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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