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Rather than stingily splice the historical sources, as the Carralero court did, those judges drew upon the historical principles that justified locational restrictions.

From Slate ● Jan. 3, 2024

It’s also got a good public restroom, which is no small luxury — in my opinion, bathrooms on King County trails are too sparse, stingily parceled out for fast-moving bicyclists, not 3-mile-an-hour pedestrians.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 27, 2022

They stingily pick which cases go on the docket, and how they are framed and scheduled.

From Fox News ● Sep. 19, 2020

More stingily, you could turn to Fran Lebowitz’s first essay collection, “Metropolitan Life,” which includes a three-paragraph harrumph titled “Clothes with Pictures and/or Writing on Them: Yes—Another Complaint.”

From The New Yorker ● Jun. 21, 2018

They are more likely to give away capital recklessly than to withhold it stingily when any alleged case of misfortune is before them.

From What Social Classes Owe to Each Other by William Graham Sumner


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