as in greed
an intense selfish desire for wealth or possessions
she possesses the unmistakable mercenariness of a confirmed gold digger
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greed
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Released at the tail end of Reaganomics, Carpenter’s most politically forward thriller now feels like a decoder ring for ’80s-era greed, detachment, complacency and ruthlessness.
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Does this show reveal more to me how the most vulnerable amongst us are suffering as a result of disinterest, apathy, greed?
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“Mercenariness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mercenariness. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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