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greed

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“Spanning eight episodes each, both series explore the circumstances that gave rise to horrific crimes — from dynastic hubris, corruption and greed to societal prejudice and lazy law enforcement,” Ali wrote.

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“The stock market is currently deep into the ‘greed’ phase of the ‘fear-greed cycle’,” she added.

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“A mafioso is a human being who embodies the best of capitalism: greed,” Petro said.

He cited signs of a bubble, greed and the rolling back of financial regulations as then-and-now touchstones.

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Everything we've built over the years has been ruined by the greed of the board.

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

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