threadbare
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Londonderry GP Dr Joe McEvoy said the reduction was a further "chipping away at an already threadbare service".
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Whether that’s the result of a threadbare script or just Hanks knowing what he had is up to the viewer to decide.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
So, yes, they went into the National League Divisional Series looking past the threadbare Atlanta Braves and thinking about the National League Championship Series.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
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
In front of the dusty storefronts where the peddlers would spread their secondhand wares on Sunday mornings, the threadbare awnings had been unrolled to shade carts and tables overladen with food and drinks.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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