have-not

Example Sentences

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Then the money can be distributed to the have-not places that need it most, like Wahkiakum.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2023

In contrast, the House bill avoids any mandatory set-asides, instead creating new programs that target institutions in those have-not states.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 3, 2022

In the have-not camp, they warn, will be university labs, which have traditionally been a wellspring of innovations that eventually power new products and services.

From New York Times • Sep. 26, 2019

That's easy: Because the have-not owners are mad, and the other possible solutions, which include stricter salary caps, would pit them against the player's union in a losing fight.

From Golf Digest • Sep. 16, 2019

A knight with a silver suit of armour would immediately call himself a have-not, if he met a knight with a golden one.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White