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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

The next month, this meager serving was reduced.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Her father secures a farm job on land nearby, and as Robin’s family settles into the meager accommodation provided for laborers, Robin sneaks off to probe the secrets of the great house.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

"The subdued labor market, depressed confidence, meager real income growth, and exhaustion of pandemic-era excess savings all are starting to weigh on households," he warned.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

As Congress ratified the Thirteenth Amendment forbidding slavery in the United States, sometime before the end of 1865, the Kanes cut off Maggie’s meager support altogether.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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