penniless
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Before sponsors and a book deal, Bushby claims he was a "penniless backpacker" who relied on donations and even food discarded on roadsides to survive.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
When butcher Asser Levy died in Colonial New York, he had gone from penniless immigrant to successful businessperson by meeting the booming city’s food needs.
From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026
Ms. Ypi tells us that the two had been close enough for her grandfather to once offer to settle the penniless Hoxha’s debts with his Parisian landlady.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025
At 17, he ended up penniless in Miami, living with his father in a rat-infested warehouse and cleaning canary cages for cash.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2025
While many people came to the Salinas Valley penniless, there were others who, having sold out somewhere else, arrived with money to start a new life.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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