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meager

[mee-ger] / ˈmi gər /




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Indeed, Monday’s 0.9% gain for the Nasdaq Composite was meager compared to its 4.2% loss on Friday.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

“We get jobs with meager wages in factories and companies, but those jobs are so torturous and stressful that we don’t want to work.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Sosa said his job is to find ways to feed the most vulnerable people in the city, including doctors and professionals now living on meager pensions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

City lawmakers proposed lengthy exemptions, which led to meager revenue estimations.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

In a blink, he pawed through the papers—the Chicago Press & Tribune, the Galena Weekly North-Western Gazette, and the Amboy Times—deciding which was meager enough to part with.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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