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[poor] / pʊər /






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Many also arrive with chronic jaw or facial pain and report poor sleep, all of which need assessing in their own right, he says, rather than simply being blamed on the grinding.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

He also noted that an individual’s T levels fluctuate constantly and can be affected by stress and poor sleep.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

“It means finally we have a way to address all the issues, like payment and the poor benefits that I have.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

Ancient foragers on Sulawesi generally suffered from poor dental health.

From Science Daily Sep. 10, 2026

But Sancho said there and then that he would not part with his own poor clothes; he would take them with him.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

The average foreigner targeted by recruiters working for Russia is under 40, living in a poorer country and lured by the "promise of a job", she said.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

Earlier research has linked greater amounts of sedentary behavior, including sitting, reclining, or lying down while awake, with poorer health outcomes.

From Science Daily Sep. 3, 2026

Iceland’s rejection could reinforce a view that membership “is attractive only to poorer and conflict-ridden countries, not to affluent European democracies,” Blockmans added.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

These enrollees tend to be sicker and poorer than those on traditional Medicare.

From MarketWatch Aug. 24, 2026

Double negatives, ain’t, and other nonstandard forms soon became stigmatized by their association with the less prestigious dialects of English used by its poorer and less educated speakers.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Albania is one of the poorest countries in Europe.

From Slate Sep. 8, 2026

Saxony-Anhalt is Germany's poorest region and there, as in much of east Germany, you often encounter what's known as "Ostalgie" amongst voters; essentially "nostalgia in the east" for comparatively more stable times under communism.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

The largely rural region is historically among the poorest in Thailand, but the discoveries are a boon to a fledgling dinosaur tourism industry in a country better known for its beaches and food.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

In Indonesia, one of the poorest G-20 members, government officials have said that a flood of Chinese imports is hurting domestic industry.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Though many of the refugees are poor, we are by far among the poorest.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung




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