impoverished

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Fujimori began her election day having breakfast in the Lima suburb of San Juan de Lurigancho, the most populous district in Peru, where impoverished neighbourhoods crowd the steep, dusty mountains.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

I was feeling too impoverished to spring for a $25 ticket for the opening match, which featured reigning World Cup champions Germany against Bolivia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

It has also co-opted the economy, so that Sudan’s many riches bankroll the belligerents even as most Sudanese are impoverished.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

The low-lying island is seriously threatened by rising sea levels, and has been a strong voice on the international stage for impoverished countries imperiled by climate change.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

After that visit, Kennedy returned to the White House determined to change conditions in the Mississippi Delta and other impoverished parts of the South.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry