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The country had a reputation as a marketplace where local middlemen paid impoverished mothers to hand over their infants.

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In May, the NBA financed a new ultramodern basketball court for a high school in an impoverished area that had been heavily affected by the genocide.

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These young men, often in their 20s, live in impoverished areas but dream of fast cars and quick money.

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His extradition comes as the impoverished country between Romania and Ukraine is preparing for 28 September elections that will determine whether Moldova continues its integration with the EU, or returns to Russia's political influence.

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Its athletic department has been labeled as impoverished and directionless, with Jarmond squarely in the crosshairs of most detractors.

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