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He had grown up dirt poor in what is now South Korea, then occupied by Japan.

From Science Magazine ● May 3, 2023

“When I grew up dirt poor, museums were not for me,” said Eggers, who has been with the Burke for seven years now.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 9, 2022

She says she grew up dirt poor on a pig farm in Alabama, but rose to be the first in her family to complete college, and she served in the armed forces reserves.

From Slate ● May 15, 2022

Henry’s uncle, Collis P. Huntington, was born dirt poor, but as a rapacious founding partner and then cutthroat president of the Central Pacific Railroad, he became immensely rich.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2019

The problem was that her family was dirt poor.

From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda




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