destitute
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“We have a socioeconomic problem in Rio de Janeiro—we have very wealthy people, and we have very destitute people,” Moscatelli says.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
My father, 75, is essentially destitute and in failing health.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026
The Dominican nuns who run the kitchen prepare food for about 80 elderly or destitute people -- growing numbers of Cubans are forced to rummage through garbage bins for food -- each day.
From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026
Modi, as the Italian was affectionately called, was urbane, well-groomed and handsome, while Soutine was destitute, sickly and notoriously unwashed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
Ti Jean, who has learned something about medicine and gives a portion of his paycheck to destitute patients, is also Paul’s main local male confidant—“my chief of staff,” Farmer calls him.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
Vocabulary lists containing destitute
A Christmas Carol
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
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