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Based on the video game from Bethesda Game Studios, Fallout is the story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there’s almost nothing left to have.—Denise Petski, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025 These tensions between the haves and have-nots will continue to escalate, particularly if lower-income Americans feel betrayed by the wealthier class continuing to grow richer.—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025 This is not a problem of haves versus have-nots.—Eric Snoey, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025 Financial inequality and the widening gap between the haves and have-nots are big issues for a broad comedy to tackle, but scenes like Arj waiting in line for hours to pick up a rich guy's gourmet donut puts those things into an entertaining perspective.—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for have-not
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