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meager

[mee-ger] / ˈmi gər /




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“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

Nevada’s welfare benefits were among the most meager in the nation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 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

The massive valuation stands in contrast to SpaceX’s relatively meager financials.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

We’d pooled our meager resources to buy the food.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam




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