pauperism

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poverty
Noun
  • Over the four decades to 2020, China lifted the vast bulk of its population out of poverty, and in 2021 leader Xi Jinping declared that extreme poverty had been eliminated.
    Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Bolsa Familia was the subject of thousands of academic studies in Brazil and abroad, which reported significant reductions in poverty, inequality and infant mortality.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
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“Pauperism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pauperism. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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