- superlative of poor.
poorest
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But the chair of the Least Developed Countries group representing the world's 44 poorest nations also signed the letter, as did ministers from small-island states and many emerging economies.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
At odds with the county, Sramek found an ally in Bret Prebula, a former golf pro and restless dealmaker who is city manager of Suisun City, one of Solano County’s poorest communities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
In Yemen, one of the world's poorest countries, ordinary civilians are paying the price for the renewed fighting, with more than 200,000 people displaced since July, according to UN data.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
If you look within that poorest 20%, you’d see that 10% of people have credit-card balances worth over 20% of their income.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Trina Garnett was the youngest of twelve children living in the poorest section of Chester, Pennsylvania, a financially distressed municipality outside of Philadelphia.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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