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meager

[mee-ger] / ˈmi gər /




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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

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

"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

Both teams shot a meager 31% before halftime.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

A meager colonization program had been underway before the war, but now that the sun had ceased to shine on Earth, the colonization entered an entirely new phase.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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