Faustian
adjective
Faust·ian
ˈfau̇-stē-ən 
ˈfȯ-
ˈfȯ-
: of, relating to, resembling, or suggesting Faust
especially
: made or done for present gain without regard for future cost or consequences
a Faustian bargain
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Continuing claims about a Faustian bargain, meanwhile, kept Haiti isolated from its neighbors.
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Matthew Brown, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2024
In view of his Christmas messages of fear and hate, have these same Christians made a Faustian bargain, a deal with the devil?
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2024
Premiered in 1954 in Caracas, Venezuela, and based on a poem by Alberto Arvelo Torrealba, the cantata tells a tale that is part Venezuelan folklore, part Faustian bargain.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023
Advertisement Still, other projects may conjure comparisons to the story of Rosemary Woodhouse and her husband, Guy, a man who is easily duped into a Faustian bargain thanks to his single-mindedness and inferiority complex.
—Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2023
Mephistopheles, that shape-shifting creature who trades in illusion and Faustian contracts, is a powerful symbol of both modernity and the wicked concessions individuals are willing to make for power.
—TIME, 28 Oct. 2023
At the same time, their work implies a Faustian allure to keto, carnivory, and other protein-heavy regimens.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2023
But the Faustian compromises required to pass that bill, including opening more of the Gulf to oil and gas drilling, suggest that U.S. climate policy is still beholden to corporate interests.
—Claire Ravenscroft, The New Republic, 21 Sep. 2023
Travis Scott is emblematic of the Faustian bargain one makes when weaving themselves and their art too deeply with capitalism.
—Hazlitt, 23 Aug. 2023
Matthew Brown, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2024
In view of his Christmas messages of fear and hate, have these same Christians made a Faustian bargain, a deal with the devil?
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2024
Premiered in 1954 in Caracas, Venezuela, and based on a poem by Alberto Arvelo Torrealba, the cantata tells a tale that is part Venezuelan folklore, part Faustian bargain.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023
Advertisement Still, other projects may conjure comparisons to the story of Rosemary Woodhouse and her husband, Guy, a man who is easily duped into a Faustian bargain thanks to his single-mindedness and inferiority complex.
—Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2023
Mephistopheles, that shape-shifting creature who trades in illusion and Faustian contracts, is a powerful symbol of both modernity and the wicked concessions individuals are willing to make for power.
—TIME, 28 Oct. 2023
At the same time, their work implies a Faustian allure to keto, carnivory, and other protein-heavy regimens.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2023
But the Faustian compromises required to pass that bill, including opening more of the Gulf to oil and gas drilling, suggest that U.S. climate policy is still beholden to corporate interests.
—Claire Ravenscroft, The New Republic, 21 Sep. 2023
Travis Scott is emblematic of the Faustian bargain one makes when weaving themselves and their art too deeply with capitalism.
—Hazlitt, 23 Aug. 2023
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“Faustian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Faustian. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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