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as in penny-pinching, penurious
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“Penny-wise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penny-wise. Accessed 17 Apr. 2021.
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The first known use of penny-wise was in 1598
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