strapped
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Financially strapped, Lorre lucked into a gig writing for “Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
But the trainee GP, who works in the West Midlands, says he was "really cash strapped" and decided to stop putting money aside for around "six to 12 months".
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Mushroom-pickers, who carry their wares in bright plastic buckets strapped to their backs, wait outside behind a folding gate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Neeleman also vocally refutes the idea of being a tradwife while, for example, showcasing the joys of making homemade cheese while an infant is strapped to her.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
Walking along the dikes with empty pockets and everything on their packs tightly strapped, they moved almost silently over the soft dirt.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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