gluttonous
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“It was gluttonous of me,” said Green, 39 years old.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
In literature, it quietly signalled comfort or complacency; in films, it became a shorthand for the lazy official, gluttonous uncle, or a corrupt policeman.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2025
He’s a more grounded, gluttonous kind of guy.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2024
But, it required them to go back to a dark place of desperation, to be gluttonous and greedy for the crown.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2023
His car was still running, and when the oil alarm light became hysterical again it was almost joyfully that Herbie tended to the motor’s gluttonous needs.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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