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
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
The Dominican nuns who run the kitchen prepare food for about 80 elderly or destitute people -- growing numbers of Cubans are forced to rummage through garbage bins for food -- each day.
From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026
Support would still be available for "those who are destitute" but will be withheld from those with permission to work who do not, and from people who break the law or defy removal directions.
From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025
Poppy admonished her, “They think you're destitute if you dress like that.”
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
Vocabulary lists containing destitute
A Christmas Carol
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Hamilton
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
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