spartan
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Ibrahimi, whose four children huddled around the stove in her spartan living room, is one of 10 single mothers living in the new community.
From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026
He limits himself to a coffee from Starbucks in the morning and a spartan lunch to free up funds for a satisfying dinner.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
Better is Danny Elfman’s spartan and fraught score, particularly the dyspeptic drums.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026
It’s not a 2005 LG flip phone, but it’s more spartan than what most of us use today.
From Slate • Sep. 5, 2025
Auma had arranged for me and Barack to stay in a friend’s empty apartment, a spartan one-bedroom in a nondescript cinder-block building that had been painted bright pink.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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