meager
Example Sentences
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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
Nevada’s welfare benefits were among the most meager in the nation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
And as musicians rely on longer and often more expensive tours to offset meager streaming income, the analysts said promoters sometimes make performances abroad part of the package.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
In Africa, South Asia and the Middle East, the IMF warned that a number of countries were already struggling with meager foreign reserves and "limited market access," making them vulnerable to "dangerous" debt shocks.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
We did have a meager emergency reserve, a secret stash of ten gold coins my grandmother had given my mother before we left Narewka.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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