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[thrift] / θrɪft /


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Medicaid, for those who qualify, and Medicare help, of course, but living paycheck-to-paycheck requires no small amount of discipline and thrift.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

The sisters got creative and rummaged in thrift shops, looking for discarded treasure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

What CPL hoped patrons would take from the number, though, was something bigger than thrift.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

Longstanding societal norms of thrift and modesty, and lingering memories of wartime scarcity and inflation, have helped make saving an obsession and moral imperative.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

Then they take off in a new-to-us 1967 Chevy Nova, hunting for furniture bargains at garage sales and in thrift shops.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins


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