thrift
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"You can save some bucks if you thrift your outfit because you're only going to wear it once," says Keerthana.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Longstanding societal norms of thrift and modesty, and lingering memories of wartime scarcity and inflation, have helped make saving an obsession and moral imperative.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
She approached the costumes themselves as part of her assemblage practice, too, picking fabrics, jackets and dresses from thrift stores and repurposing them completely into something new for these productions that didn’t have much budget.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
This is the part where the whole system reveals itself — not as a virtuous exercise in thrift, but as a quietly luxurious way to feed yourself well all week.
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026
That Sunday evening, Yoyo was reading some poetry to get herself inspired: Whitman's poems in an old book with an engraved cover her father had picked up in a thrift shop next to his office.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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