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No one wants the tired and the poor.
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Sofía Pereda, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Then the poor folks who are left have to clean up their mess.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
And now, things have gotten so bad for the Tar Heels that the Hulu docuseries that was to follow around Belichick through his college football journey was reportedly scrapped due to the poor start.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
In the first official document of his papacy, Pope Leo XIV placed the poor at the heart of the Catholic Church's teaching, calling bishops around the world to take on the mantle of social justice in defense of the most vulnerable in society, including migrants.
—Claire Giangrave, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
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Sofía Pereda, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Then the poor folks who are left have to clean up their mess.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
And now, things have gotten so bad for the Tar Heels that the Hulu docuseries that was to follow around Belichick through his college football journey was reportedly scrapped due to the poor start.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
In the first official document of his papacy, Pope Leo XIV placed the poor at the heart of the Catholic Church's teaching, calling bishops around the world to take on the mantle of social justice in defense of the most vulnerable in society, including migrants.
—Claire Giangrave, NPR, 9 Oct. 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 20 Oct. 2025.
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