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In cities that function as growth machines, where economic growth is prized above all else, the needs of the poor and middle class are eclipsed by the desire to inflate the value of land.
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Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
Yet her heart lies with the poor, nameless man stuck in the basement.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
The unrest is the worst in decades in the poor Himalayan country that is wedged between India and China and has struggled with political instability and economic uncertainty since protests led to the abolition of its monarchy in 2008.
—Gopal Sharma, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
In 2016, the government began to reprice energy and utilities and, to protect vulnerable households, launched a cash transfer program to help the poor directly cope.
—Ali Shihabi, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
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Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
Yet her heart lies with the poor, nameless man stuck in the basement.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
The unrest is the worst in decades in the poor Himalayan country that is wedged between India and China and has struggled with political instability and economic uncertainty since protests led to the abolition of its monarchy in 2008.
—Gopal Sharma, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
In 2016, the government began to reprice energy and utilities and, to protect vulnerable households, launched a cash transfer program to help the poor directly cope.
—Ali Shihabi, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the poor
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“The poor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20poor. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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