poverty
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Raised by a single mother in Korogocho, one of Nairobi's poorest informal settlements, Marius describes himself as "something like illiterate", and sees few options in a country where 40 percent live below the poverty line.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Like Rees, he suggests the roots of the UK's healthy life expectancy lies in poverty and lack of opportunity.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Vietnam, once dependent on food imports, became one of the world’s top rice exporters, ending extreme poverty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
When President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law more than 90 years ago, the program was intended to keep the elderly out of poverty.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
What had once been home was now a place of peril and the family was poverty stricken.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
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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