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shoestring

[shoo-string] / ˈʃuˌstrɪŋ /










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BATTAMBANG, Cambodia—Giving tiny loans to shoestring entrepreneurs was meant to be capitalism’s cure for global poverty.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

That’s where you get the skinny jeans and the shoestring for a belt, the grunge-style backpack, wearing beanies.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 10, 2025

"It was all done on a shoestring budget," he said.

From BBC Sep. 23, 2025

Don’t be shy about shape or size — shoestring, steak-cut, crinkle, waffle, sweet potato — I’ll even give a pass to tater tots for the sake of this exercise.

From Salon Sep. 16, 2025

He was running the Department of Medicine on a shoestring.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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