threadbare
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Poor countries that don’t have reserves to draw on and are on the sidelines of the AI boom are already struggling, with shortages closing factories and high import prices for energy straining threadbare government budgets.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
“She began being grateful for the blankets, the only thing she had — and they were threadbare blankets,” Conniff says.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
The transfer will be a huge boost to Glasner, who said his threadbare side were in "survival mode" following Thursday's 1-1 draw with Fulham.
From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026
The club were left with a threadbare squad in the summer after Josh Windass and Michael Smith walked away from their contracts.
From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025
Since she happened to be there anyway, Jinny decided to swap her own pants for a fresh pair, as they’d been getting threadbare.
From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder
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