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Portland guard Damian Lillard shook off uncharacteristically poor free-throw shooting to finish with 21 points and a dagger three-pointer to put the Trail Blazers up by six with 43 seconds left.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Both were sons of the “middling sort,” neither wealthy nor poor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Nigerian economist Bismarck Rewane called what Dangote has done a "democratisation of the economy", in a continent marked by stark inequality between the rich and poor.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

"I had poor mental health and was feeling a bit low, and finding it quite difficult to connect to the world around me."

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

He no longer felt like a cub who must wait for the poor, slow taillesses to catch up.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

When my husband dies, I will be even poorer, as I will lose his Social Security income and will have only my Social Security to live on.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Some poorer areas had scored highly in her analysis compared to relatively well-off ones.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Many students protesting in recent weeks have spoken of inequalities in the education system, especially between Paris and its poorer working-class suburbs.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

They also reported poorer sleep, a stronger desire for continuous stimulation, and greater difficulty resisting the urge to immediately check their phones or act on impulses.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

But Lexie and Brian were also teenagers, poor at calculating odds and even poorer at assessing risks.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

Her mother, a hotel operator, believed in public service and would not let the poorest guests go hungry.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

If further support is offered in the Budget, it would be likely limited and targeted to the poorest households.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

In the first round, 21.3% of voters in the poorest voting areas where da Silva draws much of his support stayed home, compared with 20.3% in the wealthiest, electoral data show.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

ITEP's conclusion is that the middle fifth of households are, on average, around $1,700 worse off in 2026 than they would have been, while the poorest fifth are around $750 worse off.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Trina Garnett was the youngest of twelve children living in the poorest section of Chester, Pennsylvania, a financially distressed municipality outside of Philadelphia.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson