frugal
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A "frugal" woman has been hailed a money-saving genius after posting a month's worth of clothing for £2.59 to avoid a £30 luggage charge on a flight.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
The result is a set of tools including real-time transcription—called Adalat AI—that is frugal in how much computer power it requires.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
Luckily, the new style fitted nicely with my natural conservative and frugal upbringing.
From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025
You do not have to be especially frugal to think, “What’s not to like about that?”
From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025
I actually imagined my mother, as frugal as she was, waking up from a coma and saying, “You spent how much.? You idiot. You should have saved that money to look after your brothers.”
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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