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When her mother’s Southern offices became overextended and cash-strapped, McKissack Daniel had to make the painful decision to shut them down.
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Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The pandemic left the YMCA cash-strapped and the prospect of a developer bulldozing the camp energized generations of residents and Wewa alumni seeking to save it.
—Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
But if your small business has been cash-strapped, an out-of-the-blue offer for free funding might feel like a wish come true and break through your skepticism.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 14 May 2025
Recovery efforts have been slow After the fall of Saigon to North Vietnamese troops on April 30, 1975, the U.S. imposed a trade and economic embargo on all of Vietnam, leaving the country both war-damaged and cash-strapped.
—Pamela McElwee, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2025
The City Council has asked for a more extensive study — financed without new public funds — to determine the demand for service and where riders want to travel before committing more significant financial resources, especially with the city already cash-strapped.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
Yet many Americans feel cash-strapped, burdened by high prices and inflation, and believe the economy isn’t working for them.
—David Moin, WWD, 14 Jan. 2025
Moreover, both undergrads and graduate students tend to be cash-strapped.
—Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Many Texas districts are cash-strapped after legislators declined to substantially increase school funding last year.
—Jacob Gurvis, Sun Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
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Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The pandemic left the YMCA cash-strapped and the prospect of a developer bulldozing the camp energized generations of residents and Wewa alumni seeking to save it.
—Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
But if your small business has been cash-strapped, an out-of-the-blue offer for free funding might feel like a wish come true and break through your skepticism.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 14 May 2025
Recovery efforts have been slow After the fall of Saigon to North Vietnamese troops on April 30, 1975, the U.S. imposed a trade and economic embargo on all of Vietnam, leaving the country both war-damaged and cash-strapped.
—Pamela McElwee, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2025
The City Council has asked for a more extensive study — financed without new public funds — to determine the demand for service and where riders want to travel before committing more significant financial resources, especially with the city already cash-strapped.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
Yet many Americans feel cash-strapped, burdened by high prices and inflation, and believe the economy isn’t working for them.
—David Moin, WWD, 14 Jan. 2025
Moreover, both undergrads and graduate students tend to be cash-strapped.
—Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Many Texas districts are cash-strapped after legislators declined to substantially increase school funding last year.
—Jacob Gurvis, Sun Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Cash-strapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cash-strapped. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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