the needy

noun

: poor people
Our church collected food for the needy.

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These persistent gaps have fueled rising demand for a caste census, with many arguing that data could be used to secure greater federal government aid and reallocate resources to the needy. Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 16 May 2025 Deb Montgomery, Wellington How to fix Medicaid Discussion of Medicaid changes allows Democrats and the media to depict Republican reforms as an attempt to take away Medicaid from the needy, which misses an opportunity for a meaningful discussion. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2025 Even during Trump’s first term, Congress approved increases in Head Start’s budgets, despite the President’s decades-long hostility toward government aid to the needy. Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 10 May 2025 Leading the huge list of area service groups are two that have grown out of religious organizations’ commitment to the needy. Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the needy

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“The needy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20needy. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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