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panhandler

[pan-hand-ler] / ˈpænˌhænd lər /


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Yet, during my visit, I was also hit up by a panhandler as if to perfectly underscore that there are two Americas showing up at the most American of American restaurants.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 8, 2026

Shortly after moving here, I was approached by a panhandler in the parking garage of the Beverly Center.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 26, 2024

He hopes that his ramshackle, crazed aesthetic will prove his sincerity and urgency, like the cardboard signs of the panhandler or proselytizer.

From New York Times Feb. 1, 2024

I was approached by a panhandler while I waited for my traveling companion at a concession stand.

From Washington Post Jan. 14, 2023

A pace behind the panhandler, Judson Green watched.

From From Place to Place by Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury)




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