as in careful
giving or sharing as little as possible
closefisted administrators objecting to legitimate office expenses
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Adjective
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Be careful and don’t overreact.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026 -
Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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Beto was close to unplayable up front, while James Garner and Dewsbury-Hall buzzed around in midfield.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Trump faces increasing pressure to secure a deal that ends the conflict and reopens the Strait of Hormuz after signaling that both sides were close to an agreement.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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Beyond Akkermansia muciniphila, Pendulum's products feature Clostridium butyricum and Clostridium beijerinckii, both butyrate-producing strains that fuel colon cells, support tight junctions in the gut lining, and stimulate GLP-1 production.—
Shimite Obialo,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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The plans come with no long-term contracts and predictable pricing designed to provide stability for households managing tight budgets.—
Cox Communications,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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At first, the gorgeous ripe berries are evidence of how perfect our planet can be, corrupted only by the selfish impulses of a human race that’s largely uninterested in caring for anything on it when there isn’t a profit to be made.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
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But really, that's pretty selfish.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Strained by tighter budgets and product price increases, more shoppers are willing to ditch their favorite brand for a cheaper alternative, a new study finds.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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The simpler, cheaper, more snow-friendly autonomous driving hardware is welcome, too.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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People have to suffer in order for people to be really greedy.—
Maria Bamford,
Vulture,
22 May 2026
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The main culprit for labor’s shrinking share of the economic pie is government policy, not greedy corporations.—
Scott Lincicome,
Washington Post,
11 May 2026
Adjective
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Teen Choice Awards for her time as iconic mean girl Blair Waldorf on Gossip Girl?—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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In the meantime, the swarm of online trolls in the Raygun thread got bolder and meaner.—
Lyz Lenz,
Rolling Stone,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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Just yesterday, the USGA rolled out a pilot phase for Rules AI, aiming to spare golfers from the endless squabbles over sprinkler-head relief and the other rulebook conundrums that inevitably arise during a round.—
Mike Dojc,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Analysts today describe an institution constrained by shortages of fuel and spare parts and increasingly dependent on domestic improvisation — modifying, repurposing and cannibalizing older systems to keep them operational.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2026
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“Closefisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closefisted. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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