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Those changes are expected to knock about 8 million people out of the government healthcare program for the poor.
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Tamar Hallerman,
AJC.com,
1 July 2026
The quakes have hit the rich and the poor, millions of people, especially in the north of the country.
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CNN Money,
28 June 2026
Companies and data panjandrums will have to share AI’s profits and protect the poor.
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Simon Sebag Montefiore,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2026
And every time someone brings up the Robin Hood legend — that the archer stole from the rich to give to the poor, and defended the weak against the powerful — Jackman gets a look on his face like someone farted.
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Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
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Tamar Hallerman,
AJC.com,
1 July 2026
The quakes have hit the rich and the poor, millions of people, especially in the north of the country.
—
CNN Money,
28 June 2026
Companies and data panjandrums will have to share AI’s profits and protect the poor.
—
Simon Sebag Montefiore,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2026
And every time someone brings up the Robin Hood legend — that the archer stole from the rich to give to the poor, and defended the weak against the powerful — Jackman gets a look on his face like someone farted.
—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
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“The poor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20poor. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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