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
The paper alleges that Minetti described the child she adopted as being abandoned at birth, although court papers show both parents are still alive, but destitute.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
The farm Ordway received in Missouri, as a reward for his great services to the expedition, was destroyed by the 1811-12 New Madrid earthquakes—leaving his children destitute.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
He is not destitute: He owns his home and has relationships with his siblings and with some nieces and nephews.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026
Born in 1679, she was the daughter of his half-sister Hannah Smith, who had married a Robert Barton, who died in 1693 leaving his family destitute.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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A Christmas Carol
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