as in economy
the quality or practice of being overly sparing with money
longing for the occasional luxury, they bitterly complained about their father's tightfistedness
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Channel 24 answered a need identified by a city study on the local music economy back in 2023.—
Madisen Keavy,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026 -
The Colorado walkout followed the January closure of a meatpacking plant in Lexington, Nebraska, which was expected to ripple through the local economy and community.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
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But multimillionaire serial investor and entrepreneur Kevin O’Leary says saving is more important than ever before.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Books like ‘Project Hail Mary’ Earth-saving expeditions.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
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Schmitt scratched, Encarnacion gets first start First baseman Casey Schmitt was scratched from Friday’s starting lineup due to lower back tightness.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Mark Vientos reached base safely four times, but slugger Juan Soto exited early with right calf tightness.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Inflation continues to pressure consumers The holiday economizing comes as Americans continue to battle inflation, which rose after the COVID-19 pandemic to levels not seen since the 1980s.—
Alexander Coolidge,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
11 Nov. 2025
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The paper also noted that beans, owing to their relative cheapness, have a stigmatizing association with poverty.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2026
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Not least among these is their relative cheapness compared to manned systems, combined with their expendability.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Tightfistedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tightfistedness. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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