impoverish
Example Sentences
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Yemen's civil war broke out in 2014 and has plunged the already impoverished country into years of deadly violence and one of the world's worst hunger crises.
From BBC
Islamist militants have been known to operate in impoverished parts of central and south-western Mindanao.
From BBC
Somaliland's lack of international recognition has hampered access to foreign loans, aid and investment, and the territory remains deeply impoverished.
From Barron's
Its lack of international recognition has hampered access to foreign loans, aid and investment, and the region remains deeply impoverished.
From Barron's
The impoverished Central American nation of 11 million people relies heavily on the remittances sent by migrants working in the U.S.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
