parsimonious
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Sir Michael rolled his eyes when asked about his annual listing as Wales' richest person, and said his "very parsimonious" mother, Doris, would bring him back down to earth.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
Corporate road warriors say European companies can be even more parsimonious.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
Advisers can try to reason with a parsimonious client.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 24, 2025
The modern era of parsimonious pardoning began in the late 1970s, when the attorney general delegated the task of recommending pardons to a bureaucracy within the Justice Department.
From Slate • Dec. 2, 2024
She found a man who was not as parsimonious as my father and they moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, which is two thousand five hundred miles away.
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
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