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Examples
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And now, in this grubby penny-picking England, he saw his boots being worn-down at the heel, and was afraid of being stranded without cash even for a railway ticket.
The Lost Girl 1907
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I told you of, has arrived in the center of the city where already he is practicing such device of penny-picking as he may be master of.
Journeys to Bagdad 1906
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I won’t believe that medicine, the priesthood of healing, can be turned into a penny-picking business.”
Main Street 2004
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I won't believe that medicine, the priesthood of healing, can be turned into a penny-picking business. "
Main Street 1920
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I won't believe that medicine, the priesthood of healing, can be turned into a penny-picking business. "
Main Street Sinclair Lewis 1918
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