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- adjective
comparative form ofstingy : morestingy
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Examples
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It's much stingier, in fact, than what most Americans currently have.
What is the health-care reform that Republicans actually want? 2011
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The unit, which ranks 28th in the NFL in total offense and 26th in time of possession, has put more pressure on the defense to be stingier than before.
A Defense That's Elite (Against Bad Offenses) Chris Herring 2011
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Scott Walker signed a budget bill on Sunday making unemployment benefits stingier for new layoff victims, more than 10,000 jobless Wisconsin workers are still waiting for state lawmakers to pass a bill restoring long-term benefits that expired in April.
HUFFPOST HILL - Obama Calls For Civility ... NOT Eliot Nelson 2011
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To repeat as ACC champions and break through with a BCS Bowl victory, the Yellow Jackets know they must get stingier.
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Scott Walker signed a budget bill on Sunday making unemployment benefits stingier for new layoff victims, more than 10,000 jobless Wisconsin workers are still waiting for state lawmakers to pass a bill restoring long-term benefits that expired in April.
HUFFPOST HILL - Obama Calls For Civility ... NOT Eliot Nelson 2011
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Even in the U.S., where yields are much stingier, the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index now yields 2.1%, up from 1.8%.
Dividends: Collect, Reinvest, Repeat—for Decades Jack Hough 2011
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Synchronized thrift slows the economy, according to Keynes, which hobbles income growth and makes people even stingier in a pernicious cycle.
Spenders Become Savers, Hurting Recovery Jon Hilsenrath 2011
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There are many possibilities: higher eligibility ages; higher Medicare premiums; stingier benefits for wealthier retirees.
Third Rail Issues, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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United Technologies Corp. said customers of its Carrier heating and cooling business have been getting stingier in recent weeks.
United Technologies Sees Cooling at Carrier Unit Kate Linebaugh 2011
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The sorry trust fund finances "will continue to fuel a legislative climate in the states that will erode years of overall positive changes in the UI program" -- in other words, more new laws making programs stingier for the unemployed.
HUFFPOST HILL - FAA Still Closed (Sneak On As Many Liquids As You'd Like!) Eliot Nelson 2011
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