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impoverished

[im-pov-er-isht, -pov-risht] / ɪmˈpɒv ər ɪʃt, -ˈpɒv rɪʃt /


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Even if the regime doesn’t fall, it will be leaderless, impoverished, isolated, besieged, mostly disarmed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

The Senate report tracked at least 25 countries that have received or made deals to take third country nationals as deportees, including remote Uzbekistan and impoverished South Sudan.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

They had not been walked for four weeks before the attack and a dog behaviour expert had described conditions inside Warren's home as "impoverished".

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

She said Warren's dogs were kept in an "impoverished environment" and had not been walked for four weeks before the incident, making them "incredibly frustrated".

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

That "something” is that, according to Daniel H. Sandweiss of the University of Maine, "the incredibly rich ocean off this incredibly impoverished coast was the critical factor.”

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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