as in impoverished
lacking money or material possessions
an area of London where skint punk rockers would hang out
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Pilgrims also threw in coins as offerings, some later retrieved by impoverished people to survive.—
Norma Meyer,
Oc Register,
4 Feb. 2026 -
The penultimate episode saw Deathclaws descending on Freeside, an impoverished community on the fringes of New Vegas.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Feb. 2026
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Semmann said stores raise prices primarily in response to supply chain issues, such as poor harvests, changes to international trade policy or increasing logistical costs.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Boating conditions are poor across offshore waters south of Cape Canaveral, while small craft need to exercise caution near the inlets.—
Garfield Hylton,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Feb. 2026
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Corridors are bedecked in vivid wallpaper with oversized flora and animals, real and mythical, and the hotel’s art collection that meets your eye around every corner is a go-for-broke assemblage of everything from old-world oils to ambitious mixed media and 20th-century American photography.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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Like Jane Eyre—a governess who fell for her affluent employer—Woodley’s character, a young single mother, is a broke outsider in an exclusive community.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
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Immediately, the indelible comedy of the scene kicks in, as dancers and singers reenact the dream, which Golde takes as a sign that daughter Tzeitel should marry penniless but hardworking tailor Motel.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Feb. 2026
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Aspiring singer Brynn, 18, is left penniless and reeling when her boyfriend and parents die tragically on the same night.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
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The lawsuits alleged people suffered substantial damage as a result of the now bankrupt plant that made fishing sinkers and battery terminals.—
Jennifer Mayerle,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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The bankrupt Saks Global last month disclosed that 57 Saks Off 5th stores are closing, leaving just 12 standing to handle merchandise not liquidated by the units shutting down this season.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Skint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skint. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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