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meager

[mee-ger] / ˈmi gər /




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It was tested in Canada's Athabasca glacier and Mount Meager volcano.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2023

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

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 devices came to mind last week while reading the “Statement of Solidarity” from Nancy Cantor, chancellor of the Newark, N.J., campus of Rutgers University.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2015

"Yes, it was, Ma'am, and he took that key—unbeknownst to us," said Mrs. Meager.

From Phineas Redux by Trollope, Anthony




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