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a religious leader who railed against the profligacy of the nation's decadent aristocrats
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But while profligacy was the bigger issue under their previous manager, chance creation has taken over that mantle under Amorim.
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Mark Carey, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Many will point to Nazareth, who entered the fray at the hour mark along with Andreia Jacinto and Lucia Alves, as the key to Portugal reducing England to a cardboard box in the rain, as well as the visitors’ own profligacy.
—Megan Feringa, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
Moreover, with its commitment to fiscal profligacy not looking to abate any time soon, the world would do well to abandon ship now before an inevitable reckoning comes due.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
Two years after Sri Lankans rose up and cast out a political dynasty whose profligacy had brought economic ruin, the country is in the midst of a once-in-a-lifetime reinvention.
—Pamodi Waravita, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2025
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Mark Carey, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Many will point to Nazareth, who entered the fray at the hour mark along with Andreia Jacinto and Lucia Alves, as the key to Portugal reducing England to a cardboard box in the rain, as well as the visitors’ own profligacy.
—Megan Feringa, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
Moreover, with its commitment to fiscal profligacy not looking to abate any time soon, the world would do well to abandon ship now before an inevitable reckoning comes due.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
Two years after Sri Lankans rose up and cast out a political dynasty whose profligacy had brought economic ruin, the country is in the midst of a once-in-a-lifetime reinvention.
—Pamodi Waravita, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Profligacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/profligacy. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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profligacy
noun
prof·li·ga·cy
ˈpräf-li-gə-sē 
: the quality or state of being profligate
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