shoestring
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Over the past five years, Tartt, Bandy and a shoestring staff have trained some 60 people on farming the mountain valleys.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
The cutesy performance shtick around a shoestring variety show — imagine Pee-wee’s Playhouse without the bewitching oddity — grows wearying.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2025
"It was all done on a shoestring budget," he said.
From BBC • Sep. 23, 2025
Don’t be shy about shape or size — shoestring, steak-cut, crinkle, waffle, sweet potato — I’ll even give a pass to tater tots for the sake of this exercise.
From Salon • Sep. 16, 2025
“I know,” she said even more softly, looking down at the thick cuff on her arm, her shoestring bracelet, which was now spangled with bits of shell and tiny feathers.
From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder
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