frugal
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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
The companies winning today are those that have localized their supply chains and their design language to match a more frugal, nationalistic and tech-savvy consumer.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 27, 2026
Luckily, the new style fitted nicely with my natural conservative and frugal upbringing.
From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025
Resident David Turner, 73, said he was "very frugal" with his heating, adding that he only had the heating on in one room.
From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025
It was not, need I add, that he was consciously or unconsciously being frugal of his talent, or deliberately unprodigal of it, but that it simply wasn’t his to give away.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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"The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant
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