as in careful
giving or sharing as little as possible closefisted administrators objecting to legitimate office expenses
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This requires careful monitoring of key parameters such as sugar and acidity from veraison through to harvest.—
Maureen Mackey , Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
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Somewhere within him is the spirit of the patriotic teenager and the careful lower-court judge who rejected any notion of party loyalty or judicial agenda.— Peter S. Canellos, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
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After entering the game tied at 3 in the ninth, Mets closer Devin Williams allowed two runs in a disastrous final frame to fall to the Twins 5-3 and record their 12th loss in a row, their longest streak since 2002.— James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Two Southwest Airlines jets got dangerously close near Nashville on Saturday, triggering collision alarms.— Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
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Organizers now hold the Israeli gathering at undisclosed venues and under tight security, broadcasting to multiple sites for those who wish to participate remotely.— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
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Kevin May, a Delta A350 captain who is directly involved with the GEESE project, compares the flight pattern to cycling in tight packs.— Megan Wollerton, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Apr. 2026
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Season 2, in the big picture, takes a cynical approach to modern relationships, asking if love is an inherently selfish endeavor within a capitalistic society, where your quality of life is so heavily influenced by what’s in your bank account.— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
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While holding everyone captive, Park says that humanity is ultimately selfish and that greed is the way to get ahead in the world.— Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
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Solar energy is still one of the cheapest forms of energy, and energy is in higher demand than ever, partly due to artificial intelligence data center construction.— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
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This new method uses iron, one of the most abundant and cheapest elements on Earth.— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Apr. 2026
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The first time, Julian’s children (James Corden, Jessica Gunning) seemed like miserable, greedy wretches.— Brent Lang, Variety, 11 Apr. 2026
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But whether or not the good are rewarded, the greedy get their comeuppance, or old creative sparks are rekindled soon become beside the point.— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2026
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The Colombian grandmother of my childhood summers was funny, mean, pious, and hard—despite being tremendously sensitive in her own way.— Adriana E. Ramírez, Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
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Its mean diameter — a standardized measurement of the distance from one side of the rock to the other — is 1,115 feet, roughly the size of three football fields.— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
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Bohm, who erected a shrine to the baseball gods using spare bats in an empty locker adjacent to his, just embodies the frustration.— Matt Gelb, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
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The reason the Iran war has been so disruptive, Pouyanné said, is that there is zero spare capacity in the fossil fuel supply chain.— Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026
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