poor
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For the poor, “spending isn’t actually a choice,” Fabes said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
In the most recent report, nearly 80 percent of companies ranked trade policy changes among the four top threats, alongside weakness in the US economy, an external or "black swan" event, and poor vehicle sales.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
Two going on four and five, maybe six on what was a poor pitch in a soulless stadium, save for the visiting fans, who made a racket, as ever.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
“Many brokerage platforms give rather poor yield in the cash sweep account. An alternative could be a low-cost short-term treasury ETF.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
I crawled back along the ledge, trying not to look at the poor dead bird, its feathers blowing in the wind.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
Barrera defends the quality of public schools and advocates for increased funding and expanding what works from successful campuses to those with poorer academic results.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
“We’ve found that older adults who report greater physical frailty and poorer sleep” are more prone to scams.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
Today’s Cuba is poorer, older and more racially mixed after years of having its population depleted by mass migration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
People with higher inflammation tended to have thicker heart walls, smaller heart chambers and poorer heart filling - all changes which may develop quietly for years before progressing to heart failure.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
The links between richer and poorer sections went beyond the materials used for construction or the way buildings were crammed together.
From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy
Public Health Minister Maree Todd noted that two out of three Scottish adults are overweight or obese, with those living in the poorest areas worst affected.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The most marginalized and poorest may have no option but to stay behind.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
The poorest populations can’t access the technology required to use Bitcoin, so he had a message for the crypto developers present.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
In that scenario, exports would be 26.9% lower and gross domestic product down 6.9%, with the poorest countries suffering the largest losses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
She’d take a block of paper and a stick of charcoal and sketch the poorest, meanest kid in the room.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
