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panhandler

[pan-hand-ler] / ˈpænˌhænd lər /


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Yet, during my visit, I was also hit up by a panhandler as if to perfectly underscore that there are two Americas showing up at the most American of American restaurants.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 8, 2026

Shortly after moving here, I was approached by a panhandler in the parking garage of the Beverly Center.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 26, 2024

Mr. Slaughter, a panhandler, exchanged words with Mr. Valdivia, which fueled the confrontation.

From Washington Times Dec. 3, 2022

The June 8 editorial “The FBI’s veil of silence” challenged an FBI agent’s shooting of a panhandler on a Metro train, and excoriated the FBI and Metro for their lack of transparency.

From Washington Post Sep. 10, 2021

The panhandler got as much as the plutocrat.

From The Spirit of 1906 by George Washington Brooks




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