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Adjective
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Avoid the impulse to label someone as cheap or profligate after one or two dates, AARP advises.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
6 June 2026 -
The measure is clearly a state limit on profligate local governments’ ability to raise taxes.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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This means that a small engine can handle immense power loads without generating wasteful heat.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
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The party must put Maryland priorities first, such as fixing the budget crisis, cutting wasteful spending and delivering real results for residents ahead of any national personality cult.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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In many states, including Maryland, debtors may exempt substantial assets from bankruptcy, including retirement accounts, spendthrift trusts and substantial equity in real estate (unlimited in Texas).—
George Liebmann,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Apr. 2026
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To prevent this from occurring, parents can create an estate plan that ultimately places a spendthrift child’s inheritance into a trust that regulates how much the child can take out.—
Ty Bernicke,
Forbes.com,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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These three prodigal sons helped to pull the team from a perilous position in the qualification table to finish as group winners.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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That day, Cox donned a Braves uniform and seemed like nothing so much as a prodigal son come home.—
Mark Bradley for the AJC,
AJC.com,
9 May 2026
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“Frittering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frittering. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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