impoverishing

Example Sentences

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Pete Rodriguez, the brotherhood’s western district vice president, called the proposal “outrageous” and suggested it could worsen the homelessness crisis by impoverishing workers.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2024

The economic decisions that enriched some people while impoverishing others were made in distant cities and, for the most part, in foreign languages, and few people could discern their origins.

From Scientific American • May 31, 2023

A currency collapse of more than 97% since 2019 has picked up speed in recent days, impoverishing ever more people.

From Reuters • Jan. 26, 2023

Independence came at a tremendous cost, however, since France forced the new republic to pay steep indemnities to compensate French citizens for their property losses for many years, impoverishing the new nation.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

In fact the only fact about this little run which can be mentioned without impoverishing the mine to be dug from later is an incident.

From Through East Anglia in a Motor Car by Vincent, J. E. (James Edmund)