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  • adjective Alternative spelling of money-grubbing.

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Examples

  • We need a leader who will rise above the pettiness of the grasping, moneygrubbing, sleazy expenses claims - sort out the rot and set up a decent, new system.

    PETRONA Maxine 2009

  • We need a leader who will rise above the pettiness of the grasping, moneygrubbing, sleazy expenses claims - sort out the rot and set up a decent, new system.

    I don't know where we are going Maxine 2009

  • Talking about how all jews are moneygrubbing thieves or how all muslims are violent with the intent to subjugate more dhimmis should not be protected speech.

    Matthew Yglesias » Free Speech 2009

  • We need a leader who will rise above the pettiness of the grasping, moneygrubbing, sleazy expenses claims - sort out the rot and set up a decent, new system.

    June 2009 Maxine 2009

  • Talking about how all jews are moneygrubbing thieves or how all muslims are violent with the intent to subjugate more dhimmis should not be protected speech.

    Matthew Yglesias » Free Speech 2009

  • The banks have to be controlled … their only motivation is competitive greed fueled by blindly moneygrubbing stockholders.

    Think Progress » McCain seen mouthing ‘blame it on Bush’ when Obama outlines the problems he inherited. 2010

  • While some of these changes have been positive like hi-definition video and increasingly realistic computer-generated effects, others like 3D and performance capture have been dubious at best and annoying, moneygrubbing, cynical, ugly boondoggles at worst that have earned my scorn on numerous occasions -- a sentiment shared by many critics.

    Jonathan Kim: ReThink Review: The Artist -- Who Needs 3D... or Sound? Jonathan Kim 2011

  • While some of these changes have been positive like hi-definition video and increasingly realistic computer-generated effects, others like 3D and performance capture have been dubious at best and annoying, moneygrubbing, cynical, ugly boondoggles at worst that have earned my scorn on numerous occasions -- a sentiment shared by many critics.

    Jonathan Kim: ReThink Review: The Artist -- Who Needs 3D... or Sound? Jonathan Kim 2011

  • Is anyone surprised at more moneygrubbing and overreaching from the guy who stiffed small vendors with the arena's bankruptcy, and who named his yacht "Octopus?"

    Rip (Off) City (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009

  • We need a leader who will rise above the pettiness of the grasping, moneygrubbing, sleazy expenses claims - sort out the rot and set up a decent, new system.

    I don't know where we are going Maxine 2009

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