threadbare
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Gomez is pushing back against those allegations - her lawyer has asked that she be dismissed from the case altogether, saying the claims made against her are "threadbare".
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
China saves an enormous amount—partly because its financial system is built that way, and partly because households, facing a threadbare social safety net, sock away cash for old age and for illness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Both Hole’s Courtney Love and Babes in Toyland’s Kat Bjelland claimed to be the first to perform in vintage, threadbare dresses with Peter Pan collars and puff sleeves, accessorized with knee socks and Mary Janes.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
In trying to prevent the goal, Joe Gomez picked up an injury to further deplete Liverpool's already threadbare options at centre-back.
From Barron's ● Jan. 24, 2026
Ophie hustled across the threadbare rug that did nothing to keep the chill out of the wood and climbed in next to Aunt Rose.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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