impoverishment

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poverty
Noun
  • Norms are being shattered, aid budgets for the poorest and most vulnerable are being slashed, and for the first time in a generation, extreme poverty has been on the rise.
    Michael Sheldrick, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Every day, thousands of street vendors set up shop on a piece of pavement in Los Angeles and beyond to make a living and create a path out of poverty or to have their own bricks-and-mortar one day.
    Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
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“Impoverishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impoverishment. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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