Almighty dollar
money regarded as a major goal in life or as the basis of power:
Love of the almighty dollar has ruined many people.
Contemporary Examples
His job is to protect the department from civil lawsuits being filed and their best interest which is the almighty dollar.
Rogue L.A. Cop’s Facebook Manifesto: ‘You Will Now Live the Life of Prey’ The Daily Beast February 7, 2013
Your greed, your willingness to forsake every value people cherish in your pursuit of the almighty dollar is without parallel.
What I’d Like to Tell Bernie in Court Burt Ross March 11, 2009
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