meager
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In Africa, South Asia and the Middle East, the IMF warned that a number of countries were already struggling with meager foreign reserves and "limited market access," making them vulnerable to "dangerous" debt shocks.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
Jerry Brown stood on brown, barren slopes of the Sierra Nevada to watch scientists measure the most meager snowpack in history.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026
The family scraped by with meager income his mother obtained from such jobs as waitress and laundry worker.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Some people wanted to see Simpson punished, while others viewed his acquittal as vindication, however meager, for decades’ worth of societal abuse.
From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026
He spotted Nhamo and trotted up, fur bristling, to demand the meager bunch of blackjack leaves.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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