meager
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It was tested in Canada's Athabasca glacier and Mount Meager volcano.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2023
Meager reserves of food and water have been exhausted, and for much livestock, there is no longer enough grass to graze on.
From Washington Post • Aug. 9, 2021
Meager funding of healthcare, at just 1.6% of India’s GDP, is less, proportionately, than what Laos or Ethiopia spends.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2021
Meager wages make the work-home trade-off harder to justify, even if the loss of a second paycheck may lower a family’s standard of living.
From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2020
"What sport has Mr. Meager had to-day?" inquired he of a gentleman in trousers, who issued from a side lane into the high road.
From Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities by Surtees, Robert Smith
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