threadbare
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European allies might join the U.S. in defending the Strait, but their navies are already threadbare.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 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
Years of squeezed spending in some areas leaving some parts of the public services threadbare.
From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025
The case against her was threadbare, a product of postwar rancor, false testimony and manipulative journalists who had preyed on her naivete.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025
The blanket was a poor threadbare affair compared with the ones we had given up, but at least the overcrowding produced its own warmth.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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