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as in poor
lacking money or material possessions
the widespread hope that the lottery's record-setting jackpot is won by an impoverished family
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as in desolate
producing inferior or only a small amount of vegetation
an impoverished field that over the years had been overgrazed
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as in pauperized
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as in depleted
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'Angela's Ashes' by Frank McCourt
This memoir of author Frank McCourt's devastatingly impoverished childhood in Ireland won the Pulitzer Prize for its luminous prose and stunning story.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
The popular medical drama follows the heartwarming tale of life in London’s impoverished East End, as a group of midwives welcome new lives and care for the community in the changing times of the 1950s and 1960s.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
Paredes was born a janitor’s daughter in an impoverished Spain of the post-Civil War in the working class Plaza de Santa Ana, in central Madrid.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
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The disease, which is most often reported in rural, impoverished areas without clean drinking water, remains endemic in several African countries.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
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'Angela's Ashes' by Frank McCourt
This memoir of author Frank McCourt's devastatingly impoverished childhood in Ireland won the Pulitzer Prize for its luminous prose and stunning story.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
The popular medical drama follows the heartwarming tale of life in London’s impoverished East End, as a group of midwives welcome new lives and care for the community in the changing times of the 1950s and 1960s.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
Paredes was born a janitor’s daughter in an impoverished Spain of the post-Civil War in the working class Plaza de Santa Ana, in central Madrid.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
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With sleep disorders affecting approximately 70 million Americans and poor sleep linked to serious health risks like heart disease, stroke and cognitive decline, the Tone Buds represent a significant advancement in personal sleep technology.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Everybody connected to the death of this poor guy is dead now.Makena Gera, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
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Breed: Pit bull mix Age: 1 year Buddy’s story: Buddy was found on the side of a desolate highway in the mountains.Maryanne Dell, Orange County Register, 28 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement After Japan’s 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, paving the way for the imprisonment of 120,000 people of Japanese descent — two-thirds of whom were American citizens — in desolate detention camps.Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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Social Security trust fund depletion dates get closer In 2024, the Social Security trustees projected the trust fund the program relies on to help pay retirement benefits may be depleted in 2033.Lorie Konish, CNBC, 4 Jan. 2025
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The move was a big one for the Red Sox pitching staff, but left Boston's catching pipeline depleted.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
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If not a broke man’s Kyler Murray, Keene has a chance to be Gabriel-lite for Michigan.Austin Meek, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Sheinbaum must walk a fine line between her constituents, who don’t want to see Mexico humiliated — or go broke — and the unpredictable, impetuous Trump.Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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The students tried to reduce this food loss as well as to solve the urchin barren problem in one shot and the results seemed successful.Akiko Katayama, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Shoppers often find shelves barren, with some sections understocked or lacking basic products.Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 29 Dec. 2024
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And then in Joker 2, some people complained that the movie was ruined by the images on the screen and the sounds that accompanied them.Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
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Believing their beloved team already ruined mock drafting for the next two months, New York Giants fans probably hope for a loss against a Philadelphia Eagles team expected to rest starters Sunday.Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
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Frankly, Angelina is exhausted, but she is relieved this one part is over.George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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So, if this takes years to reach a jury resolution and all the appeals are exhausted, those years could see Diddy behind bars already for life if the 55-year-old Bad Boy Records founder is found guilty in his criminal trial later this year.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2024
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But beneath Pansy’s rage, often a source of that specific, bleak brand of Mike Leigh comedy, lies severe OCD, anxiety, depression, and the grief of having recently lost her mother.Radhika Seth, Vogue, 7 Jan. 2025
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While the art world has felt bleak amid a buckling market, a new art fair is gracing Los Angeles this year.Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Impoverished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impoverished. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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