piggishness

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Noun
  • Two goals on the opening day at West Ham United were merely the aperitif for the goalscoring gluttony that followed.
    The Athletic UK Football Writers, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The seven deadly sins—pride, greed, envy, lust, gluttony, wrath and sloth—are ancient concepts that permeate our modern life.
    Sandro da Silva, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Tissot was particularly fascinated by the mores and materialism of high society.
    Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Scientism, or scientific materialism, is the dogmatic belief that science and its methods for gathering information are the only valid sources for true knowledge.
    Arianna Huffington, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Rock music’s popularity had skyrocketed in the wake of the British Invasion, and many folk devotees considered its commercialism to be a threat to their communal values.
    Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Although, the message of the 25-minute feature was not to get too caught up in holiday commercialism.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 30 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • There’s nothing like a second-chance romance, and this one delivers with juicy tension, secrets and years of longing between Poppy and footballer TK.
    Ellie K. Wilde, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
  • With its perfect balance of contemporary style and wine country warmth, your stay will leave you with unforgettable memories and a longing to return to Sonoma County.
    Noel Burgess, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • What’s certain, however, is that NASA, the commercial space sector, and nations around the globe are fomenting their desires to renew lunar exploration.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Even those closest to Hitler were generally tempted into evil by an overriding desire to make Germany great again after the humiliating defeat of World War I and to take advantage of the opportunities created by the Third Reich itself.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
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