avarice

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The Laguna Beach space, a 1,000-square-foot love letter to fairy tales, is a fantastical, mystical wonderland, where fables of lost love, ghostly pets and irresistible avarice are told via miniature installations and ornate, storybook art.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2025

But some of the most striking examples are not of intentional cruelty or blatant avarice but of simple blind spots.

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2024

Walsh’s attorneys said in a court filing that he wasn’t motivated by avarice, but desperation.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2023

"This is not so much a schedule of loss as a schedule of avarice," it stated in documents filed with the central London employment tribunal and seen by Reuters on Tuesday.

From Reuters • Oct. 18, 2022

He did not behave this way out of avarice; it was simply that his family no longer interested him.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende