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But if your small business has been cash-strapped, an out-of-the-blue offer for free funding might feel like a wish come true and break through your skepticism.—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 14 May 2025 Recovery efforts have been slow After the fall of Saigon to North Vietnamese troops on April 30, 1975, the U.S. imposed a trade and economic embargo on all of Vietnam, leaving the country both war-damaged and cash-strapped.—Pamela McElwee, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2025 Yet many Americans feel cash-strapped, burdened by high prices and inflation, and believe the economy isn’t working for them.—David Moin, WWD, 14 Jan. 2025 Moreover, both undergrads and graduate students tend to be cash-strapped.—Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024 Many Texas districts are cash-strapped after legislators declined to substantially increase school funding last year.—Jacob Gurvis, Sun Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024 The City Council has asked for a more extensive study — financed without new public funds — to determine the demand for service and where riders want to travel before committing more significant financial resources, especially with the city already cash-strapped.—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025 Interim president Dwayne Tucker is part of a team of TSU graduates tasked with orchestrating a comeback for the beloved but cash-strapped university.—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025 Yet many Americans feel cash-strapped, burdened by high prices and inflation, and believe the economy isn’t working for them.—David Moin, WWD, 14 Jan. 2025
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