greedy
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"It's a bit greedy but of course you do like to see your team win something every season. Three more trophies like in 2001 would be pretty good!"
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
But universities got greedy and abused the system by overcharging the government for overhead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
“During my year long journey, I have discovered how cruel, evil and greedy a human can be,” she wrote, seemingly alluding to the legal battle but not naming her daughter-in-law.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
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
Pet huffed out a large breath of air and watched Redemption as the boy walked around it with greedy eyes.
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
“He was becoming greedier and greedier. And he became more of a burden than a help.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 24, 2022
"The relationship broke down because he was interfering in everything. He was becoming greedier and greedier. And he became more of a burden than a help," Arum told the Mirror.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2022
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
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
The show finds ways to expose the worst in its characters, their pettiest, most vengeful, greediest parts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Only the greediest dullards seem to have kept their focus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
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
Hazel was confident she could produce enough gems and gold to impress even the greediest robber.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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