poverty
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Food scarcity in Chinatown hits elderly and low-income residents particularly hard, with one in four residents above the age of 65 and 30% of households living below the poverty line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Social Security was created to protect older Americans from poverty, yet its success has meant that millions of affluent retirees now receive benefits they may not need.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
"We want to get to Spain and work there, because of the poverty" in Morocco, said the 45-year-old woman, who came from Tangiers.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
He and some of his fellow inmates had fled war and poverty at home in the hope of finding a better life.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
In his early years in Paris, he lived in total poverty.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
Vocabulary lists containing poverty
Figurative Language in King's "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act V
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