have-not

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Recent Examples of have-not Central Florida is slowly becoming the land of the haves and have-nots. Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2025 Elsewhere, the haves thrived, and have-nots continued to tread water. Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 31 July 2025 In the newest from the author of These Violent Delights, two virtual nations are embroiled in a war between haves and have-nots. Rebecca Dazenbaker, People.com, 15 July 2025 To me, that shows the divide between the haves and have-nots in the NHL is only growing wider, and not many people really expect the contenders to disappoint (or at least, aren’t ready to predict it with any sort of confidence). The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 12 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for have-not
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pauper
Noun
  • The county is required by law to continue its deceased pauper program, which is being transferred to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office.
    Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Alvarez is the pauper of the group, with Judge and Soto combining for $1.125 billion in salary over the lives of their contracts.
    C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 16 May 2025

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“Have-not.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/have-not. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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