strapped
Americanadjective
adjective
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The heat-scarred cone resembles a large child’s toy, and it’s hard to imagine what Ham must have been thinking and feeling strapped to the small couch visible inside the capsule.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
"We have to balance between the smaller customers and also those larger customers who might be equally vulnerable, a family with children, could be equally strapped for money."
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
But the trainee GP, who works in the West Midlands, says he was "really cash strapped" and decided to stop putting money aside for around "six to 12 months".
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Like Clara, Brahms, too, had been financially strapped and made slow, fitful progress as a composer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Whistle in mouth, vest strapped on, altered only by the sling holding her shoulder in place.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
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