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Recent Examples of pauperizeIronically, in Cuba, a country pauperized by a Marxist model for the past 61 years, there is a growing public cry demanding change.—Otto Reich, National Review, 8 Apr. 2020
Cinema sometimes has to know how to give in to a cause, but another thing entirely is to impoverish cinema by attributing to documentary cinema a mere and strict role of denunciation.
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Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
In one of the most unfortunate episodes in Haitian history, France not only impoverished the Haitian people but got away with what may very well be the greatest heist in history.
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Marlene L. Daut
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
In the late 1830s, as a devastating financial crisis bankrupted antislavery societies across the North, the movement seemed splintered and powerless to keep up its petition pressure campaign.
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Time,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
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To reduce the risk of mosquito bites and West Nile virus, health officials recommend using insect repellent and wearing long sleeves and long pants when outdoors, especially during peak mosquito activity at dawn and dusk.
Autos Are an Economic Anchor China’s bold move into electric vehicles began in 2009 as a top-down policy to compete with foreign automakers, cut air pollution and reduce oil imports.
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