greediness

Example Sentences

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For years, policy makers and tech executives have sought to balance the inherent greediness of algorithms’ logic with the human-level fairness of their decisions.

From Scientific American • Apr. 26, 2022

“We have uncovered this greediness in America that I did not think existed, but is alive and well,” said Luke Pergande, a co-founder of Prop Swap.

From New York Times • May 1, 2018

Certainly, its coyly crass message and the way it so blithely revels in the season’s greediness set it apart from the usual Christmas standards.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2017

I’m already not a fan of the bride-to-be but this whole event feels like a new level in greediness.

From Slate • Jul. 12, 2016

Each morning Sibanda would sneak off to his food tree and sing to it about the greediness of his wife and family.

From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith