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shoestring

[shoo-string] / ˈʃuˌstrɪŋ /










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Rather, he’s using a shoestring budget to concoct left-of-center sights that feel like a peek into a specific Los Angeles netherworld.

From Salon Apr. 5, 2026

On the grandest stage, they simply couldn’t overcome their richer, name-brand foes, always in need of one or two more good players that they couldn’t afford on their shoestring budget.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 12, 2025

"It was all done on a shoestring budget," he said.

From BBC Sep. 23, 2025

“Any abortion recovery room I’ve ever been in has the good tea,” Krajewski told me, adding that it’s usually staff who pay for these refreshments since clinics often operate on shoestring budgets.

From Slate Sep. 7, 2025

When we got to the bottom, the shoestring of my new red tennis shoes got caught and the steps kept rollin’, pullin’ me and my foot with them.

From "Tears of a Tiger" by Sharon M. Draper




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