impoverishment
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Another Nobel laureate, William Faulkner, set his novels in the post-Civil War South, but Depression-era readers could identify with the bankrupt economy, the impoverishment of farmers and the political disruption, Conn says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026
“It forces a targeted population, which is the individuals who are undocumented, to either seek institutional care ... or to increase impoverishment of their families,” Dickman said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2024
They say this will leave many, who lost their income and future pensions when they were expelled from the forces, unable to find stable housing and facing "impoverishment" in older age.
From BBC • Dec. 10, 2023
Many workers are no longer able to pay for transport to work, Ajaero said, speaking of the “excruciating mass suffering and the impoverishment experienced around the country.”
From Seattle Times • Sep. 5, 2023
Our literature and our history are filled with stories of men and women whose will and inner strength nourished their rise from impoverishment to wealth, whether material, spiritual, or educational.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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