straitened
Example Sentences
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Being an artistic director is an all-consuming responsibility, even more so in these straitened times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2023
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
The overall stats are heavily influenced by the biggest clubs, but in straitened times any increase is an achievement.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2023
Accepting that award, Sir the Baptist, one of the album’s producers, addressed the straitened finances of historically Black colleges and universities.
From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 2023
There Glenn was raised in permanently straitened means, for his father never again found steady work.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
