poor

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The poor conditions were also the backdrop for a push in 1980 by the New Progressive Party governor at the time, Carlos Romero Barceló, to codify voting rights for prisoners.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

While big American banks spurned poor, non-English-speaking immigrants, Jarmulowsky welcomed them and soon became a towering figure in the city’s Jewish community.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

In high school, I had read with shock that poor people in India, people with no home, slept on the sidewalk, while others just walked by.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

The Pussycat Dolls have cancelled almost the entire US leg of their forthcoming reunion tour, following poor ticket sales.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

We didn’t want to see those poor black potatoes taken by the sídhe.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff