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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.
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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
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
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Text designs can be finished off using a variety of masks to render things like distressed text or a vintage look.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Separating a brand from its operating structure is a business model that is still viewed somewhat skeptically by many in fashion, who wonder how sustainable the approach is and whether IP firms are ultimately something like the end of the line for distressed brands.Evan Clark, WWD, 19 Dec. 2024
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The combination of James Cagney (Rocky Sullivan), Humphrey Bogart (James Frazier) and director Michael Curtiz makes this Depression-era crime drama one that reinforces the idea that America was made in the streets of immigrant, segregated, hardscrabble neighborhoods.Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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This hardscrabble bunch of journalists and technicians is right at the coalface of the struggle against censorship.Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
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Half of Wisconsin high schoolers reported feeling anxious, a third depressed and a fifth self-harming, according to the Youth Risk Behavior Survey in 2021, Antigo, a town of about 8,000 and the county seat of Langlade County, is no different.Rebecca Loroff, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
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Starting with him all depressed, doing a team-up, switching sides, going through this whole emotional journey with his grandfather, and everything that that entails as well.Josh Weiss, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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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
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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
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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
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My niece Maddy, however, has her phone firmly in hand, a short distance from her face.Terry Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Dec. 2024
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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
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The SoftBank Vision Fund, his venture capital project that launched in 2017, has developed a reputation for backing major flops, including WeWork, the bankrupt co-working space company.David Goldman, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
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Photograph: Yuki Iwamura/Getty Images A US judge has cleared the way for billions of dollars to be refunded to former customers of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX.Joel Khalili, WIRED, 7 Oct. 2024
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The nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget has estimated that the bill would increase the deficit by $196 billion and increase the rate at which the Social Security trust fund becomes insolvent.Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 17 Dec. 2024
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In general, the Fed is allowed to lend only to solvent institutions, not insolvent ones.Timothy F. Geithner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2016
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“Cash-strapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cash-strapped. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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