cash-strapped

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Recent Examples of cash-strapped Many Texas districts are cash-strapped after legislators declined to substantially increase school funding last year. Jacob Gurvis, Sun Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024 Experts say many labs are short-staffed and cash-strapped, in some cases receiving only hundreds of dollars to complete tests that can cost thousands, such as analyses of rape kits or firearms. N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2024 Executives blamed a more spending-conscious and cash-strapped consumer. Brian Evans, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2024 The big picture: Officials at school districts across the state lay blame at the feet of Texas lawmakers for leaving schools cash-strapped. Asher Price, Axios, 13 Aug. 2024 The timing is on point, given that consumers feel increasingly cash-strapped and their confidence in the economy is showing signs of strain, according to Brett House, economics professor at Columbia Business School. Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2024 Gaza’s municipalities were already cash-strapped before the war, relying on revenue from utilities and other local services, Abu Saada said. Hajar Harb, Washington Post, 24 July 2024 This is in large part, per New York Fed researchers, because Americans are cash-strapped due to higher prices for everything from groceries and rent to clothing and travel. Jasmine Browley, Essence, 15 Apr. 2024 Now, the single mother of two boys, 8 and 11, is even more cash-strapped. Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cash-strapped
Adjective
  • But researchers found that the incentives rarely got to the small businesses the program was intended to help, and journalists found developers were getting the breaks to build in areas that weren’t exactly distressed, including a slice of Fifth Avenue.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Others are more economically distressed, resulting in a greater reliance on Medicaid and income support benefits.
    Kristal Dixon, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • This hardscrabble bunch of journalists and technicians is right at the coalface of the struggle against censorship.
    Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
  • The books detail Ditlevsen’s hardscrabble childhood, her flourishing early career as a poet and her catastrophic addictions, which left her wedded to a psychotic doctor and hopelessly dependent on opioids by her 30s.
    New York Times, New York Times, 8 July 2024
Adjective
  • Advertisement Wandering in separately from the modernist monstrosity across the street are JD (Luke Wilson), a depressed out-of-work actor, and glittery, shallow Margo (Linda Cardellini), who will presently be identified as his wife.
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The Swiss National Bank also cut rates by 50 basis points earlier in the session Thursday, exceeding expectations of a smaller trim amid an ongoing tussle with depressed inflation and a strong Swiss franc.
    Karen Gilchrist,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
  • The brand recommends using them in tandem with NRTs to satiate the hand-to-mouth habit of vaping.
    Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Teach your children how to avoid hand-to-mouth behaviors.
    Steffini Stalos, Verywell Health, 3 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Commercially available drones also typically have a short battery life and often can only last 10 minutes to about one hour in the air.
    Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • While three days might not be enough to unlock the mysteries of the cosmos, even a short retreat can offer a profound reconnection with nature and oneself.
    Julia Eskins, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Related article The Container Store could be the next big chain to go bankrupt Trump has threatened to impose 25% tariffs on products from Mexico and Canada and an additional 10% tariffs on goods coming from China.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The vision for Social Security presented in former President Donald Trump's economic agenda would cause the program to go bankrupt in six years, the analysis said.
    Elizabeth Schulze, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Trust funds are used to shore up payments to Social Security beneficiaries and they're projected to become insolvent in 2035, one year later than estimated last year by the Social Security Board of Trustees, based on an annual report filed in May.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2024
  • After Social Security is insolvent, the program’s spending would be limited and likely result in a $16,500 cut in annual benefits for the typical dual-income couple retiring in 2033, the CRFB said.
    William Gavin, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024

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“Cash-strapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cash-strapped. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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