stingy

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Mr. Cook’s film is relatively stingy in this regard—offering about five minutes of the Emersons’ final performance, of Schubert’s String Quintet—and struggles to determine what might meaningfully take the place of pure performance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

In terms of allowing opponents into their own 22, Scotland were stingy and ranked first, the problem being that they conceded way too often - 40% of visits ended with a try for their rivals.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

One likely reason for Columbia’s stingy valuation—analysts expect profits to grow just 2% in 2026, although that should accelerate to 8.6% in 2027.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

Oak Park’s boys’ soccer team is proving very stingy when it comes to giving up goals.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2026

Then she added, “But it might do some good to tell her how stingy Pa is, and how hard he is to cook for. That might make her think twice.”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns