bare-bones
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The bare-bones production, designed by Cameron Anderson with costumes by Ulises Alcala, was efficiently directed by Crystal Manich.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
Launched in 1992, the company is responsible for the "Spirit Effect" in which bare-bones service opens up travel to a broader slate of customers otherwise priced out of the market.
From Barron's ● May 9, 2026
Travelers are also waking up to the reality of how little may actually be included in that bare-bones economy fare.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 10, 2026
Beyond bare-bones accommodations, the job itself is also tough.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
They lived on bare-bones rations and were always hungry.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
Down to the bare bones due to a host of injuries, Roma moved into third thanks to quickfire late goals from Manu Kone and Matias Soule which broke Sassuolo's brave resistance.
From Barron's ● Jan. 10, 2026
The home side's fast bowling is down to the bare bones and a potential area of weakness in what could be superb batting conditions.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2025
A: The chair drafted a bare bones skeleton of a treaty.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 25, 2024
You know, I wasn't surprised—and this may have been simply because before I even made some phone calls, I knew the bare bones from Gary, right?
From Salon ● Nov. 24, 2023
Only six weeks later would his whereabouts become known, and then only by the bare bones: he was at MIT, working on an unidentified “war project.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
