be economical
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If oil prices keep rising, it may not be economical for him to farm commercially at all.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
"My grandfather's generation was very frugal, very thrifty. It is part of Chinese tradition. For Chinese people to be economical is in their bones," she says.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2025
Landon’s film, co-written by Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach, takes excellent care to be economical.
From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2025
Still, he said farmers have had to be economical about how they use what amounts to just a little over half of a full allotment.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2023
In the first case he must be economical; in the second, he must not hold back any part of his generosity.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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