as in spartan
providing only the essentials and nothing fancy or luxurious
a low-cost, no-frills vacation during which we camped out and cooked our own meals
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In many ways, Hong Kong’s taxi drivers embody the high-stress, no-frills culture of the city’s working class.
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David Pierson, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Frazier, who also just recently passed away, was formerly a banker and later became CEO of asset manager Invesco, but earlier, in 1976, had produced the no-frills presidential inauguration Carter requested.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
That is what the earnest, intense, no-frills Jimmy Carter offered, and what much of the country accepted, with hope.
—James Fallows, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2024
His no-frills campaign depended on public financing, and his promise not to deceive the American people resonated after Richard Nixon's disgrace and U.S. defeat in southeast Asia.
—Brian Smith, arkansasonline.com, 29 Dec. 2024
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David Pierson, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Frazier, who also just recently passed away, was formerly a banker and later became CEO of asset manager Invesco, but earlier, in 1976, had produced the no-frills presidential inauguration Carter requested.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
That is what the earnest, intense, no-frills Jimmy Carter offered, and what much of the country accepted, with hope.
—James Fallows, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2024
His no-frills campaign depended on public financing, and his promise not to deceive the American people resonated after Richard Nixon's disgrace and U.S. defeat in southeast Asia.
—Brian Smith, arkansasonline.com, 29 Dec. 2024
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