as in skimped (on)
to use or give out in stingy amounts
the entrées would be worth these prices if the restaurant didn't stint on the side dishes so much
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In San Bernardino, while spared major flooding and landslides in this latest bout of rain, Highway 38, a major road into Big Bear, is still under repair following a massive mudslide in September.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
8 Jan. 2026 -
That, plus the lack of talent and cap space thanks to the sins of the Deshaun Watson contract, for which general manager Andrew Berry was somehow spared, makes life difficult for whatever quarterback(s) start for the Browns in 2026.—
Jacob Robinson,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The eastern shoreline of Tuckertown Reservoir, totaling 2,420 acres and 31 miles of shoreline, was purchased and conserved in 2021.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Jan. 2026
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It is now being conserved under the supervision of county archaeologist Kristoffer Dahle, Dybvik noted.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
8 Dec. 2025
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Bessent told the outlet that if refunds are in order, they’d be doled out over time—weeks, months or even over a year—not right away.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Jan. 2026
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Musk scored another huge windfall two weeks ago when the Delaware Supreme Court reversed a decision that deprived him of a $55 billion pay package that Tesla doled out in 2018.—
Paul Harloff,
Fortune,
3 Jan. 2026
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The 49ers’ patchwork defense preserved that lead as a Keion White sack at their 20-yard line was followed by three consecutive incompletions from Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, Monica's wedding dress has sat untouched all these decades, preserved in box stored away.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Stinted (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stinted%20%28on%29. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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