straitened
Example Sentences
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If their circumstances are straitened, dreaming is free; Issa and Anton build an imaginary future for him on the basis of watching a dot move on a GPS map.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2025
At the same time, with the country’s straitened economy, parties are reluctant to be seen to be making unfunded spending commitments on anything, including green initiatives.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2024
But merchants and analysts said the dollarization boost has proven insufficient in the face of limited credit, a depreciating local currency, higher taxes, straitened public spending amid lower oil income, and rising utility bills.
From Reuters ● Sep. 1, 2023
A one-woman show like “Consent” is also relatively cheap to produce and tour, no small advantage in straitened times for the arts.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2022
There Glenn was raised in permanently straitened means, for his father never again found steady work.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
