have-not

Example Sentences

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One limitation in the current program, they argue, is that EPSCoR grants are rarely large enough to enable have-not institutions to effectively compete against those boasting billion-dollar research programs.

From Science Magazine • Jul. 12, 2021

By Mr. Robinson’s calculations, to be a have-not in the current landscape of wealth creation is to eke by with a net worth of a mere $10 million.

From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2021

Eventually — I’m hoping around April or May — we’ll lose interest in who’s a have-shot and who’s a have-not.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2021

Yet even in a 2019 season in which TV viewership is on the upswing, there is a big disparity between a handful of have and have-not teams.

From Washington Post • Oct. 23, 2019

A knight with a silver suit of armour would immediately call himself a have-not, if he met a knight with a golden one.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White