panhandler
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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
“If I wasn’t where I was, you couldn’t be where you was,” the panhandler says.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2023
Mr. Slaughter, a panhandler, exchanged words with Mr. Valdivia, which fueled the confrontation.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 3, 2022
For five years I've been little better than a panhandler.
From The Voice of the City: Further Stories of the Four Million by O. Henry
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