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The 80-year-old billionaire has promoted his family's golf business unabashedly since returning to the White House for his second stint as president in January 2025.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
Styles' 12-night stint at the venue earned him a Guinness World Record for the longest residency by a musician at Wembley Stadium during a single run.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Still, Gervais remained undeterred, doubling and tripling down on his comedy and delivering a since-viral “I don’t care” monologue during his final hosting stint.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
That’s what Francisco had done, toiling in Texas for a stint to afford a house back home large enough for his 12 children.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
“Okay, ladies and gentlemen,” chirped the TV meteorologist, Max Myer, who was really enjoying his stint as a game show host.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
His previous NBA experience includes stints with the Toronto Raptors and Boston Celtics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
She joined the Journal in 2013 after stints at the Houston Chronicle, Argus, Forbes and the Houston Business Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
He spent 19 years with the company, spanning two different stints, and commanded respect both internally and externally, according to Thill.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
The midfielder has returned to his boyhood club after 15 years away - including two spells at Athletic Club and stints at Manchester United, Paris St-Germain and Boca.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
To make sure she kept this job longer than her stints at the hosiery mill, or as a waitress at the Waffle House.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
Five or six spring-times, welcomed joyously, lovingly watched from the first celandine to the budding of the rose; who shall dare to call it a stinted boon?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
The administration also hasn’t stinted on disaster aid.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 28, 2023
Wealthy countries stinted the cash they offered to poor nations to get clean technology.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2021
President Obama has not stinted on handing out the Presidential Medal of Freedom during his time in office: He has bestowed it on at least 114 individuals, more than any of his predecessors.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 22, 2016
We were stinted to three pints a day each for drinking and culinary purposes.
From The Captive in Patagonia by Benjamin Franklin Bourne
Without stinting on Singapore expansion plans, Sands could buy back 20% to 30% of its current market capitalization, says Goldman.
From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025
It seems stinting to criticize servers, who are essential workers coping in far-from-ideal circumstances.
From New York Times ● Jun. 26, 2020
We remain convinced, in contradiction of all the available evidence, that stinting on sleep makes us heroic and industrious, rather than stupid and fat.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 3, 2018
My own were slow to get established, lacked vigor, flopped and were stinting in flower.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 8, 2018
I narrated its events, not stinting Pro Bono’s actions therein.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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