bare-bones
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Myhan had a bare-bones profile until he was laid off from a customer-success role in December.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
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
In consultation with Stimson, Truman decided to wait until the final day of the Potsdam conference and then treat Stalin to a bare-bones report.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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
What is announced today is likely to be only the bare bones of a narrow agreement.
From BBC ● May 8, 2025
A: The chair drafted a bare bones skeleton of a treaty.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 25, 2024
You know, I wasn't surprised—and this may have been simply because before I even made some phone calls, I knew the bare bones from Gary, right?
From Salon ● Nov. 24, 2023
“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
