greedy
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But it’s also a story about, say, how a creature’s loneliness might make him greedy and petulant, and how sometimes the best solution is to feed someone’s heart as opposed to their impulses.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
“Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful.”
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
The tricky part is guiding your parent to make sound decisions without coming across as greedy.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
Using spells and legal reasoning, they rallied the community to defeat a greedy dragon and use its gold hoard to rebuild the city.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026
Were they so greedy, or so desperate, that they didn’t care who suffered?
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
“The greedier we are toward nature, the sooner doomsday will arrive.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 2024
And now, they have just become greedier and don’t know where to stop.”
From Fox News ● Dec. 8, 2018
Those like Silver who reached the pinnacle of power get even greedier.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 26, 2018
But their attempt to capture QED in Seattle had been brazen, and it had nearly succeeded: A greedier owner would have taken the money rather than write to his cousin at the CIA.
From MSNBC ● Nov. 7, 2017
I am getting greedier and greedier with the thought that two of us can bring home more corn than Kim can by himself.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
Only the greediest dullards seem to have kept their focus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Still, it is thrilling to see if they can successfully pull off their scheme and subvert a system that rewards the greediest at the expense of the neediest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2025
The wiliest or greediest adult children have their eye on the main prize: real estate.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2025
“We have so much land, so much resource, but we must be one of the greediest countries out there.”
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2024
Enough guavas to appease even the greediest Island santo for life!
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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