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Here is another thing that was said by someone else: The other day in my "Short Stories" class, we read a story with a main character who was very "Miserly".
the-forest Diary Entry the-forest 2007
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Miserly and pompous, they upbraided him when he did not send a letter of thanks to Lord's after receiving a silver ashtray in recognition of his performances on the 1962-63 tour of Australia despite the MCC fining him £50 of his £150 good conduct bonus for his supposedly surly attitude.
Fred Trueman: the good, the bad and the grouchy | Rob Bagchi 2011
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Miserly precipitation rates this year are only part of the problem facing Texas golf courses.
Where the Game Is in a Dry Season John Paul Newport 2011
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Miserly tech companies, big pianos play the InterWebs, and Facebook, the crime fighter:
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Miserly tech companies, big pianos play the InterWebs, and Facebook, the crime fighter: USA TODAY -- Our Brett Molina thinks Gran Turismo's newest version is a short thrill ride.
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Miserly, stuck-up, and standoffish is what he was, a friend to no one save the unsavory transients who oft darkened his door.
The Monstrumologist William James Henry 2009
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Miserly, stuck-up, and standoffish is what he was, a friend to no one save the unsavory transients who oft darkened his door.
The Monstrumologist William James Henry 2009
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Miserly might best describe the early proprietors of principal.
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Meager and Miserly, not to be judgmental or anything.
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Meager and Miserly, not to be judgmental or anything.
Archive 2007-09-01 2007
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