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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
Paul faces charges for the death of his friend, and her parents sue Alex for millions, threatening to bankrupt him and expose all his criminal enterprises.
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Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
The latest ones give the impression that women’s and Olympic sports are in trouble because having to pay athletes a salary is going to bankrupt their schools.
Back in January, Preston remembered filming My Best Friend’s Wedding — and how an iconic scene ruined crab and lobster for her.
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Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
Packages of flying tortillas thrown at the wrong time, or pocket knives, would only hurt a reputation that Texas Tech has worked doggedly to change and show that the Red Raiders are at home on a national stage, and not the crazy drunk uncle ruining a holiday.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Oct. 2025
Now, many employers are looking to harness the power of AI—initially for mundane and repetitive tasks and eventually for more complicated jobs—to reduce the need to maintain the same level of human staffers on their payrolls.
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Jason Del Rey,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
And drivers can reduce the risk of their cars being hit.
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