bare bones
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While Avast Secureline VPN provides the basics, its offering is pretty bare bones compared to other VPN services out there.
From Salon ● Mar. 21, 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
The home side's fast bowling is down to the bare bones and a potential area of weakness in what could be superb batting conditions.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2025
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
As a no-frills carrier, Spirit adds pressure on larger airlines, which have responded with bare-bones "basic economy" offerings, according to Brueckner.
From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026
Domestic fliers traveling on bare-bones Basic Economy tickets will see even steeper fees starting next month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
Raspberry Pi computers are so bare-bones that they don’t even have a case for them.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 19, 2026
Would not have called Lola Young doing “Messy” as a bare-bones piano ballad.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2026
They lived on bare-bones rations and were always hungry.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
