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Joe Hart: City were clunky against Arsenal in Cardiff but I don't think they will over-react to one poor game.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Khan's lawyers had petitioned the Supreme Court, saying Khan was in poor health and needed a medical examination, and the court on Tuesday ordered Khan hospitalised within two days.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Proverbs 21:13 states, “Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself call out and not be answered.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Most of the pollen samples turned out to be a relatively poor match for the essential amino acid composition of honeybee tissues.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
After one communication came through in poor English, Kate blurted, “You know I don’t understand English grammar!”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Because the study was observational, the researchers emphasize that it cannot show that DCCBs directly caused the poorer kidney outcomes.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026
Leeds City Council is specifically targeting poorer areas to host Play Streets, after staff noticed most of the residents applying to close their road lived in more affluent areas.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
A walking dictionary of Chinatown, Yu has been vocal about how “the older, poorer residents just can’t sustain a market.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
This occurs for two reasons: Homes sold by older people tend to have poorer upkeep, and older sellers are more likely to sell their homes off-MLS — and to investors.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
You probably didn’t wake up this morning sensing that the world is poorer, but it is.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
“Whoever’s having the poorest business, I’d go to that one.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
A Moneyist reader says catastrophic coverage should be extended to the poorest Americans: “I believe Medicaid — and, perhaps, even Medicare — should evolve toward providing primarily catastrophic coverage,” he says.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
New Mexico is one of America’s poorest states, and many here in the state capital believe its relatively new oil wealth is its path to stability.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
It was undoubtedly the poorest of his three campaigns since he arrived from Brighton for £35m in 2023.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
The family was from Burundi, one of the poorest countries in the world.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
