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Recent Examples of cash-strapped
Yet many Americans feel cash-strapped, burdened by high prices and inflation, and believe the economy isn’t working for them.
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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
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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cash-strapped
Adjective
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He was distressed about a 29-year-old migrant father sent to a Salvadoran prison by mistake.—
The New York Times,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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The 5-year-old, who was born with an ear deformity and cannot verbally communicate, misses his father and has been extremely distressed since his arrest, said Lucia Curiel, one of the family’s lawyers.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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And she’s been working to get Vans back to its own hardscrabble roots.—
Evan Clark,
WWD,
6 Mar. 2025
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Grant Leonard, Queens’ 43-year-old head coach, had a hardscrabble existence on the fringes of college basketball for the first decade of his career.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Meantime, brands that have thus far managed to weather a wider luxury downturn and depressed consumer spending, such as Hermes , could be best placed to pass on price rises.—
Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2025
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However, the knock-on effects — namely, depressed U.S. consumer spending and a pullback in ad budgets — would clearly cut into Hollywood’s profits, according to analysts.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The first movie tapped out with $86.1 million but became a sleeper hit on home entertainment, while the sequel ended its run with $174.3 million.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
22 Mar. 2023
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For example, the March 12 episode features Graves and three other male survivalists who tapped out -- that is, left early before the 21-day challenge concluded -- in earlier appearances.—
kturnqui,
oregonlive,
10 Mar. 2023
Adjective
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Both dropped out of college and essentially lived hand-to-mouth in order to pursue their musical dreams.—
Scott Feinberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Jan. 2025
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Based on the real fundamentals, the stock price would be in the low, single digits - just a fraction of its current price. Worse, the company is living hand-to-mouth because of the minuscule revenues, large negative earnings, and high cash outflow.—
John S. Tobey,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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But the short answer either way was: Good God, yes!—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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The roster of those who have fallen short magnifies the challenge.—
Bob Spear,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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If Amy Carnevale is getting paid by the press release, the party will be bankrupt again soon.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2025
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Trump pardoned the founder of Nikola, a bankrupt electric truck maker who was convicted of securities fraud.—
Matthew Cullen,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Imagine paying insurance premiums for years, expecting financial protection in times of need, only to discover that your insurer has been deemed insolvent.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Worries mounted the station would be insolvent by January 2024.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Cash-strapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cash-strapped. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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