threadbare
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Towering over the threadbare lawn, Omeltchenko worked on what was the seat of the regional administration -- an imposing white stone Stalinist-era building almost completely razed by Russian strikes last year.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Londonderry GP Dr Joe McEvoy said the reduction was a further "chipping away at an already threadbare service".
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
So, yes, they went into the National League Divisional Series looking past the threadbare Atlanta Braves and thinking about the National League Championship Series.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
China saves an enormous amount—partly because its financial system is built that way, and partly because households, facing a threadbare social safety net, sock away cash for old age and for illness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
But Josie’s own familiar bed was just a mattress on the floor covered by a threadbare blanket.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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