needy
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Billy receives his medicine through the NHS, something Charlotte said the family is "blessed" to have, but she argues that many needy patients are being left behind.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Locke said many Texans have drawn on their faith “to attack inequalities, provide for the needy and, yes, advocate for environmental protections.”
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026
The festival is usually marked with the slaughter of a sheep, with some of the meat given to the needy.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
“The evidence also shows that children, especially needy or underprivileged children, are not the recipients of the proceeds of the donations,” the ruling states.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
She just gets a little needy the night before the season begins.
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
Mindy’s escape prevents her from realizing how deeply her sister, less gifted and needier, has fallen into the grasp of Tom Bailey.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2023
But actually Nate is a lot needier sadly than that and is a troubled soul.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2023
The LNG arriving to Spain could in theory be sent on to needier neighbors further east, but there’s no easy way to get it there.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2022
Most doses that have been committed, however, will not be delivered to the needier nations, nor injected into arms, until next year.
From New York Times ● Sep. 20, 2021
I never saw a needier creature in my life.’
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
Yet Mr. Kelly is willing to deprive the neediest children of access to the greatest blessing America could offer: a high-quality education.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
“Who will teach the children in the neediest schools? The communities will suffer. It’s cyclical, and it’s scary.”
From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2026
I judge a country by how it treats its neediest.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2025
Council members said they have heard little from the county on whether services to the region’s neediest will be disrupted or even reduced.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2025
Fidelito was the neediest kid in the room, and so of course everyone pushed him around.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
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