down-and-out
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The former, which Miller once considered calling “The Inside of His Head,” is fluidly constructed, playing fast and loose with time as it tracks the disintegrating mental life of down-and-out salesman Willy Loman.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
"These are a group of elderly down-and-out thieves, they're always broke, they're forever involved in convoluted plans… and they're facing a huge celebrity and they don't even know who she is."
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2025
Still, in fast-growing Florida, that problem does not necessarily produce down-and-out neighborhoods: Residents who can’t afford to make repairs are forced to sell at bargain prices to investors who can.
From Slate • Oct. 9, 2024
On her own talk show, she occasionally hired the most down-and-out standups to work in the writers room.
From Seattle Times • May 17, 2024
She still shops at the dollar stores in Englewood, her old down-and-out neighborhood.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
