straitened circumstances

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straitened circumstances

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plural, plural only Reduced (financial) circumstances; poverty, austerity. They had been living in straitened circumstances after John was made redundant.

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@misc{straitened_circumstances_2026,
  title = {straitened circumstances},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/straitened%20circumstances},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}