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[thrift] / θrɪft /


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Federal employees have access to the Thrift Savings Plan, which includes a government match and very low-cost index funds.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

This might entail actions like making the system akin to the Federal Thrift Savings Plan or changing the parameters of the phaseouts.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

One upside to online resale is easy access to information about past transactions, says Virginia Chamlee, author of “Big Thrift Energy.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

There’s Mamdani on a Coney Island beach, telling New Yorkers that he’s “freezing… their rent” before running into the frigid waters, clad in a $30 business suit from Steinway Thrift Shop.

From Salon • May 1, 2025

A little wearily he went up to the Thrift Market where there was a fine and understanding butcher.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck




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