destitute
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He recalled how Pio Pico, who helped found the California Republican Party but ended up dying destitute, opened the structure in 1870 as a testament to what Latinos had contributed to their state.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
The hospital near my hometown was once a dreaded workhouse for the poor; my mother recalled seeing destitute children peering through its iron gates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Days after the strongest quake to hit Colombia this century, destitute families continue to pour into Pereira's makeshift camps.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 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
His mother and grandmother were destitute, and my father offered to take him aboard the Portia Sue as an oyster culler.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
He was sorter destituted and not a bit up-to-date.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 2 by Work Projects Administration
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