meagerly

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After the wheel landed at 95 cents, Choi celebrated again, this time yelling and meagerly lifting his uninjured left arm as his wife leaped and threw both hands in the air.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2023

It matters, on a scale between micro and meagerly important, who the fifth starter is behind Gore, Gray, Cavalli and Corbin, then the sixth starter behind that guy, then the seventh starter behind that guy.

From Washington Post • Nov. 21, 2022

The vast majority are from big centers and power forwards from bygone eras, who made their livings in the post and pushed around anyone who meagerly tried to stop them.

From Slate • Jun. 17, 2021

While remote work may be entirely possible for the meagerly paid data-entry clerk, the high-living cosmetic surgeon whose Botox brow lifts have extended the acting careers of his Hollywood clients can’t work from home.

From New York Times • Sep. 15, 2020

On the contrary, I was amazed and sometimes saddened by the pride people took in jobs that rewarded them so meagerly, either in wages or in recognition.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich