impoverished
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He says he is “obsessed” with the Tenement Museum on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, which shows visitors what it was like to be an impoverished Jewish immigrant in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
The low-lying island is seriously threatened by rising sea levels, and has been a strong voice on the international stage for impoverished countries imperiled by climate change.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
In 1945 America was wealthy and powerful, Europe impoverished and weak.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
He has also spearheaded humanitarian campaigns, including the Hurricane Katrina response in New Orleans, and in Haiti after the impoverished Caribbean nation's 2010 earthquake.
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
But its exuberant canopy is a mask covering an impoverished base.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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