simple greed

Frequency: 5.54.5 per million words

Suggests that greed is the only and uncomplicated reason for an action.

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Examples (10)

  • The company's actions were driven by nothing more than simple greed.
  • It wasn't a complex motive; it was just simple greed.
  • He betrayed his friends out of simple greed.
  • The prosecution argued that the crime was a case of simple greed, not desperation.
  • Ultimately, the entire fraudulent scheme boiled down to simple greed.
  • Could simple greed truly explain the fall of such a large empire?
  • Ignoring the environmental warnings for profit is a clear sign of simple greed.
  • The story is a cautionary tale about how simple greed can destroy lives.
  • The reason for the conflict was not political ideology, but simple greed for resources.
  • They exploited the loophole in the law for reasons of simple greed.