bootstrap

Example Sentences

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Talk to me about what "bootstrap" was supposed to initially mean.

From Salon

Before becoming the standard-bearer of the Republican brand of trickle-down economics and bootstrapped public services, his state of California was embroiled in the nation's first scholarly battle for ethnic studies.

From Salon

But with investors on the sidelines, he now plans to “bootstrap” the company, or grow it by using profits rather than outside funding.

From New York Times

If the bootstrapping narrative has been the norm in Congress up until now, that’s no coincidence, since it’s a story that flatters the typical politician in the House.

From Washington Post

You must pull yourself up by your bootstraps, alone and unaided — and maybe those boots are tap shoes.

From Salon