impoverished
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Caers says that KoBold is best positioned to put the Congolese archives online and bring investment to the impoverished country.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
With its outdated infrastructure, the impoverished DRC is no stranger to temporary fuel shortages.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 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
She said Warren's dogs were kept in an "impoverished environment" and had not been walked for four weeks before the incident, making them "incredibly frustrated".
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
At the end of July 1966, Howard Fuller spoke before black residents of Woodland, North Carolina, an isolated and impoverished rural hamlet in the northeastern corner of the state.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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