have-nots

plural of have-not

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paupers
Noun
  • In it, novice nun Viridiana (Silvia Pinal) does her utmost to maintain her Catholic principles, but her lecherous uncle (Fernando Rey) and a motley assemblage of paupers force her to confront the limits of her idealism.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2025
  • There were also prisoners, paupers and unclaimed bodies who went into mass graves, including remains of 39,307 Catholics at Holy Cross.
    Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Have-nots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/have-nots. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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