shoestring operation
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Shameless Hussy Press was a shoestring operation in 1969 when the poet known as Alta began publishing books from her house on a hand-cranked offset printer.
From New York Times • May 17, 2024
Grants from the National Recreation Trails program and the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office have also helped the shoestring operation, which provides the closest groomed nordic skiing to residents of Whatcom and Skagit counties.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2023
The mission was a shoestring operation, sustained by small cash donations.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2023
But where Dateline had a sprawling crew and official coordination with local law enforcement, Predator DC was — like many web series — a shoestring operation.
From The Verge • Jul. 22, 2022
Bingham had never before sold to an individual company, let alone a shoestring operation on Sheriff Street.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
