shoestring operation
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Over the years, they turned a shoestring operation into one with 10 full-time employees and a house full of sophisticated computer and video gear.
From Seattle Times • May 24, 2024
The mission was a shoestring operation, sustained by small cash donations.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2023
But where Dateline had a sprawling crew and official coordination with local law enforcement, Predator DC was — like many web series — a shoestring operation.
From The Verge • Jul. 22, 2022
And while Neighborhood Youth Achievers is still a shoestring operation, relying on the generosity of a small pool of donors, its orbit is expanding.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2022
Bingham had never before sold to an individual company, let alone a shoestring operation on Sheriff Street.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
