parsimony

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Or perhaps Goya is taking a small liberty, presenting parsimony in a sly juxtaposition to all that flashy gold embroidery, royal hardware and silk.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2023

But if there is one way to offset parsimony, it’s with development.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2023

Whether Lula would lead from that ecumenical high ground, let alone deliver growth with parsimony, is another matter — and a doubt Lula himself coyly encourages.

From Washington Post • Oct. 3, 2022

To aid in the tremendous task of describing phylogenies accurately, scientists often use a concept called maximum parsimony, which means that events occurred in the simplest, most obvious way.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

With an exasperating parsimony he took down the chests, opened them, and placed on the table, one by one, seventy-two gold bricks.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez