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This could've contributed to the poor reception of the following two films.
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Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 9 Dec. 2025
So most of them [films] at the time, there’s the melodrama — the poor girl falls with a rich boy, and then the family against her, blah, blah, same old story.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Dec. 2025
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told CNBC yesterday that the poor ADP numbers were due to the government shutdown and mass deportations — not tariffs.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025
Due to the poor quarterback play the Vikings have endured this season, his frustration has started to rise.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
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Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 9 Dec. 2025
So most of them [films] at the time, there’s the melodrama — the poor girl falls with a rich boy, and then the family against her, blah, blah, same old story.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Dec. 2025
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told CNBC yesterday that the poor ADP numbers were due to the government shutdown and mass deportations — not tariffs.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025
Due to the poor quarterback play the Vikings have endured this season, his frustration has started to rise.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
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“The poor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20poor. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.
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