meager

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In Africa, South Asia and the Middle East, the IMF warned that a number of countries were already struggling with meager foreign reserves and "limited market access," making them vulnerable to "dangerous" debt shocks.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

But it’s not going to happen on her accounting clerk salary at Purina, let alone Floyd’s meager earnings.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Yet after this meager performance, and weakened in the war, the regime spent the past few months repeating the same threats from before June.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

The nation’s trade deficit fell in 2025 by a meager 0.2% to $901.5 billion, but only due to a large and quirky increase in gold exports tied to U.S. tariff policy.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026

A meager colonization program had been underway before the war, but now that the sun had ceased to shine on Earth, the colonization entered an entirely new phase.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick