profligacy

Example Sentences

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Continued upward pressure on prices could further profligacy from wealthy consumers.

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

AI companies are losing money at an epic pace, and the reasons go deeper than mere profligacy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025

The theory is their presence makes it difficult for United to get their profligacy in the transfer market under control.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2025

First of all, literally weighing the value or profligacy of a piece of legislation by the ounce, as Musk proposes, is not exactly logical.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2024

The extravagance and general profligacy which he scrupled not to lay at Mr. Wickham’s charge, exceedingly shocked her; the more so, as she could bring no proof of its injustice.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen