have-not

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Recent Examples of have-not What happens next is a high-concept, middlebrow, low-stakes comedy about the haves and the (kind of) have-nots that’s effectively an elevator pitch — be afraid of unicorns, be very afraid — stretched to feature length. Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025 Behind the scenes, the information divide between baseball's haves and have-nots looks even larger as the talent divide on the field. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025 In the rankings of happiness haves and have-nots, the U.S. dropped to its lowest ever spot at No. 24, continuing its decline from a peak of the 11th place over a decade ago. Peter Guo, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2025 His 2013 film Snowpiercer was another tale of haves and have-nots taken to fantastic, violent, and thrilling extremes. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for have-not
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pauper
Noun
  • Chelsea are hardly paupers domestically — no Premier League team is nowadays — but there’s a clear financial advantage in finishing higher up the table.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
  • In October 1911, Tarrant County commissioners agreed to assist Immigration Inspector E. R. Dilworth in keeping a sharp lookout for foreign paupers in the area.
    Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Mar. 2025

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“Have-not.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/have-not. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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