stingy
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Those on big wages not paying their way may seem stingy.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Don’t be stingy and try to undertake heavy-duty jobs yourself, another expert advised.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
European refrigerators rarely have built-in ice machines, and restaurants and cafes are often stingy with their own cubes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Companies have bought back gobs of stock while turning stingy on dividends—they like that buybacks don’t require an ongoing commitment.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
You get what you accept from this stingy world.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
Insurers waged an extensive lobbying campaign to push up the final rates, warning that seniors would face higher costs and stingier benefits if federal payments weren’t adequate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
If an interest rate cap is too tight, all but the highest-rated customers might face higher annual fees and stingier rewards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2026
They have also boosted their dividends at a time when other companies have been stingier with their payouts.
From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025
That’s because the charitable deduction is getting slightly stingier next year for wealthy households that itemize.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2025
“Or maybe they got rich by being stingier, so they’ll pay less,” Muthu said.
From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman
And the defense morphed into the stingiest unit in the entire sport.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
Goods were auctioned off for a fraction of their value, and owners sometimes took even the stingiest offers just to realize some cash.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2025
The Buccaneers hung 40 points on the NFL’s stingiest defense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2024
Tua Tagovailoa is coming off his most productive game of the season by completing 87.5% of his passes against the Jets, who have one of the NFL’s stingiest secondaries.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 21, 2023
Whose whims had been taken seriously by adults and who grew up to be the stingiest, greediest people on earth and out of their stinginess grew their stingy little love that ate everything in sight.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
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