venality
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More broadly the play is a tart vivisection of human pettiness and venality, as one by one the characters’ prejudices, peccadilloes and blinkered views are exposed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
For many in the troubled North African nation of some 7 million, the dams’ disintegration has become a symbol of both the dysfunction and venality of Libya’s political class.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2023
There are times when I complete a cartoon and feel as if I did not quite capture the full venality of my target.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 14, 2022
Yes, there is abundant greed and venality on Wall Street.
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2021
The venality of the press was frequently burlesqued, as well as the fulsome pomp of its purchased eulogies.
From Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. by James Parton
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