cash-strapped
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Proponents of Measure CB argue that it would level the playing field and bring in revenue for the cash-strapped city.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
In doing so, the measurement deviates from lived experience, especially for cash-strapped Americans who are most exposed by these price changes.
From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026
Continued disruption would have worsened fuel supplies, driven up prices and forced further austerity measures for the cash-strapped government.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
Instead, some cash-strapped officers have been taking other steps.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026
Aames Financial, like The Money Store, belonged to a new category of firms extending loans to cash-strapped Americans, known euphemistically as “specialty finance.”
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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