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meager

[mee-ger] / ˈmi gər /




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Meager funding of healthcare, at just 1.6% of India’s GDP, is less, proportionately, than what Laos or Ethiopia spends.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2021

That view wasn't shared by Lizzie Meager, who said Mr Biden's Westbourne connection was news to her.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2021

Meager wages make the work-home trade-off harder to justify, even if the loss of a second paycheck may lower a family’s standard of living.

From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2020

Meager pay by Western standards, it was several times more than state salaries for doctors working inside Cuba — and his primary motivation, he said, for accepting the assignments.

From Washington Post • Apr. 10, 2020

"I don't think Mr. Meager has done anything to-day."

From Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities by Surtees, Robert Smith




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