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greed

[greed] / grid /


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For me, entrepreneurship is about personal freedom, not greed.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yet a viewer isn’t left with the sense that Reubens did that out of greed or egotism.

From Salon

Andrew Ross Sorkin’s “1929” recounts how failures in political leadership—a blend of willful ignorance and shortsighted greed—can sow economic chaos.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Southern experience with paper money was not so much about greed or fear as outright disaster.

From The Wall Street Journal

In their closing arguments, prosecutors said Kwon was driven by greed and arrogance, and had lied repeatedly about the efficacy and safety of his products.

From The Wall Street Journal