- superlative of poor.
poorest
Example Sentences
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“Whoever’s having the poorest business, I’d go to that one.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
A Moneyist reader says catastrophic coverage should be extended to the poorest Americans: “I believe Medicaid — and, perhaps, even Medicare — should evolve toward providing primarily catastrophic coverage,” he says.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
In America’s poorest congressional district, an immaculate $245 million K-12 public school is welcoming about 2,400 students this month, with a mission to get them all into college.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Many migrants come from some of the poorest, oppressive and most chaotic parts of the world.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Poverty existed in the United States, but even most of the poorest people had access to food.
From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda
