bare-bones
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Klaben doesn’t think Ford has assembled enough Mavericks to keep up with demand, particularly the fuel-efficient hybrids and the lower-priced, bare-bones versions, which start around $29,000, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Realism is achieved not through bare-bones scenic furniture but through the combustible relationships of characters who exist with one another in a purgatory of disillusionment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026
As a no-frills carrier, Spirit adds pressure on larger airlines, which have responded with bare-bones "basic economy" offerings, according to Brueckner.
From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 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
When they'd first started visiting him here—after the divorce, but before Richie—their dad's duplex had been a bare-bones bachelor pad.
From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell
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
But there was no sound team, no makeup, no construction — just the bare bones of what it takes to make something.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2024
A: The chair drafted a bare bones skeleton of a treaty.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 25, 2024
Hoping for a positive result for Newcastle at SJP, but my word, we are down to bare bones.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2024
“I mean, I know the bare bones of it from Zack, but I want to hear it from you.”
From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass
