avaricious
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Liverpool are not the only club casting an avaricious eye over the man who is currently one of the hottest managerial properties.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2024
Some of those efforts struck observers as avaricious, especially in light of the dignified subject matter.
From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2024
The set-up: Elvis Presley is on his way to becoming the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, going on a seemingly endless music tour while being shepherded by the avaricious Col.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2023
Tuesday Weld was seen regularly as the beautiful, avaricious Thalia Menninger, the financially unattainable object of Dobie’s affections; Warren Beatty had a recurring role early in the run as a blue-blood classmate.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 9, 2022
Finally, Colonel Meecham began his descent, every step a deliberate one, tortoise-slow, designed to augment the impatience of his giddily avaricious offspring.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
Vocabulary lists containing avaricious
"The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs
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"The Monkey's Paw," Vocabulary from the short story
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