poverty
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McInnes changed the shape of his four or five times and the poverty of their play didn't improve one iota.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
The association remained statistically significant after researchers adjusted for age, race and ethnicity, smoking, and poverty status.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
Like her rise from the deepest rural poverty to beloved multi-millionaire, it’s one more yet part of her story that is entirely singular.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
Eighty percent of those with scholarships are at 200% of poverty or less.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Soon after arriving in Durham, Fuller explained his passionate belief that empowerment was necessary because “there are other kinds of poverty too, in addition to economic deprivation.”
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
Vocabulary lists containing poverty
Figurative Language in King's "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act V
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