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shoestring

[shoo-string] / ˈʃuˌstrɪŋ /










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Because Lululemon was running on a shoestring budget, Wilson rented one hotel room for them to share, with separate beds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

"Back in the day, it was difficult because you're working on a shoestring budget, trying to make things happen," says Painter.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Their shoestring budget, McCullough shows, forced the Wrights into creative experimentation, demanding the “ingenuity, as well as patience” required to test ideas that were “like nothing done by anyone until then.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026

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

Forced to operate on a shoestring, one black school in Durham squeezed 51 students into a single classroom.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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