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Recent Examples of avarice First, there is a widespread perception that health insurance companies are characterized by avarice and callousness. Niall Stanage, The Hill, 6 Dec. 2024 Gratitude is the opposite of selfishness, egotism, avarice or narcissism. Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024 But the avarice and inefficiencies of private insurers are not the sole — or even primary — reasons why vital medical services are often unaffordable and inaccessible in the United States. Eric Levitz, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 His former partner, Jacob Marley, is suffering in his afterlife for corresponding avarice. Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 1 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for avarice
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greed
Noun
  • However, the professionalization of content creation also augmented social platforms’ business objectives, as corporate greed inevitably maximized profits at the expense of both users and creatives.
    Solo Ceesay, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Cord-cutters and corporate greed are to blame, the WGA says.
    Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2025

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“Avarice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avarice. Accessed 14 May. 2025.

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