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stinginess

stin jee nis

  • n  a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money

  • The Dutch have steered a middle way between irresponsible Continental generosity and practical Anglo-American stinginess.
  • Corporate 401(k) stinginess has already set in.
  • The stinginess alarms some of the Republican Party's top campaign strategists, especially because it is in such stark contrast to the millions of dollars that Democrats have .
News & Articles

  • Towson defense's stout play has been rooted in stopping the run
    Tigers rank fifth in country vs. run, have allowed zero rushing touchdowns despite absence of linebacker Bryton Barr Towson has scored more than 30 points in each of its first three games this season. Just as important in those three victories, however, has been the Tigers' stinginess against the run.        
    Sept. 16, 2013 - Baltimore Sun
  • Towson defense's stout play rooted in stopping the run
    Tigers rank fifth in country vs. run, have allowed zero rushing touchdowns despite absence of linebacker Bryton Barr Towson has scored more than 30 points in each of its first three games this season. Just as important in those three victories, however, has been the Tigers' stinginess against the run.        
    Sept. 16, 2013 - Baltimore Sun
Quotes

  • President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in ABS CBN News
    The elections and politics are over. It is time to serve without stinginess,Mrs. Arroyo pointed out.
  • Gloria Molina in Whittier Daily News
    Everybody is nervous about what is going on with the economy ...... but our stinginess from the past has paid off ...... we have built a strong economic reserve,Molina said.
  • Norman Mailer in Wall Street Journal
    As for the Democratic choices, Mailer says of Eugene McCarthy's supporters: "Like all crusaders, their stinginess could be found in a ferocious lack of tolerance or liaison to their left or right -- the search for Grail seems invariably to proceed...

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