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poor

[poor] / pʊər /






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He took Francis as his papal name in honour of St Francis of Assisi, a saint who renounced his wealth and lived among the poor.

From BBC

Many poorer nations do not publish detailed climate data, so AFP has completed the global picture by independently analysing Copernicus data from climate models, measurements from about 20 satellites, and weather stations.

From Barron's

Survival outcomes remain poor, with only 43% of patients living five years or longer after diagnosis.

From Science Daily

What characterizes poor households isn’t that people earn the minimum wage.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Mamdani’s appeal wasn’t primarily to the working poor, but to professional-class voters who felt cheated by their lack of success despite strong credentials.

From The Wall Street Journal