Some were just greedy.

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Talking to Canadians, they seem to shrug off those arguments, happy with the results of a more prudent and, some argue, less greedy economic philosophy.

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"Some venture capitalists are greedy, " he says.

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Greedy investors obviously played a part, but investors have always been greedy, and some inevitably overreach and destroy themselves.

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Some bent on linking climate crisis skeptics to greedy corporate agendas have reverted to the desperation tactic of fabricating such evidence.

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At the urging of their financial advisors, greedy descendants or golf buddies, some wealthy folks rushed to make lifetime gifts that would pare down their estates, ruining the holiday season for their lawyers and tax advisers.

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As some critics see it, the once-conservative institution got greedy and is now paying the price.

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Some voters worry that Mr Sall could, like his predecessor, grow greedy after riding a wave of popular support into office.

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