bare-bones
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Launched in 1992, the company is responsible for the "Spirit Effect" in which bare-bones service opens up travel to a broader slate of customers otherwise priced out of the market.
From Barron's ● May 9, 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
But as some point out, other extras may be nonnegotiable, making the bare-bones economy fare not a feasible option.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 10, 2026
Beyond bare-bones accommodations, the job itself is also tough.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
In the isolation of the desert, in close working conditions at a bare-bones facility with ramshackle dormitories, the Muroc computers stepped easily into the role of junior engineers.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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
The home side's fast bowling is down to the bare bones and a potential area of weakness in what could be superb batting conditions.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2025
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
Mudd told the soldiers the bare bones of what had happened: Two strangers on horseback arrived near daybreak, one had a broken leg, and he set the bone.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
