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meager

[mee-ger] / ˈmi gər /




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"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

The family scraped by with meager income his mother obtained from such jobs as waitress and laundry worker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

But it’s not going to happen on her accounting clerk salary at Purina, let alone Floyd’s meager earnings.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Other prisoners ate every drop of the meager portions we were given and hustled and traded whatever they could for more; I did not finish mine.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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