bare-bones
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Launched in 1992, the company is responsible for the "Spirit Effect" in which bare-bones service opens up travel to a broader slate of customers otherwise priced out of the market.
From Barron's ● May 9, 2026
Realism is achieved not through bare-bones scenic furniture but through the combustible relationships of characters who exist with one another in a purgatory of disillusionment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026
But as some point out, other extras may be nonnegotiable, making the bare-bones economy fare not a feasible option.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 10, 2026
Beyond bare-bones accommodations, the job itself is also tough.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
They lived on bare-bones rations and were always hungry.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
Focaccia has become de facto sandwich bread or makeshift pizza crust elsewhere in Italy, but it tends to be bare bones in Genoa, where it has been made since the Middle Ages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Architect Dr Rachel O'Grady, who specialises in urban strategy, told BBC News NI "the bare bones of a really excellent city is there".
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Down to the bare bones due to a host of injuries, Roma moved into third thanks to quickfire late goals from Manu Kone and Matias Soule which broke Sassuolo's brave resistance.
From Barron's ● Jan. 10, 2026
But there was no sound team, no makeup, no construction — just the bare bones of what it takes to make something.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2024
“There’s been an investment in education here, above and beyond bare bones, and it paid off,” he said.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
