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Much of the previous research connecting poor sleep with obesity has focused on severe sleep deprivation, often limiting people to only four hours of sleep.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
Conservatives following Disraeli worked to unite the two nations of rich and poor under one banner by using him as a symbol for that message.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Leading scorer Kelsey Plum has missed two long stretches with injury issues, but the biggest headache for the team for much of the season has been its poor defense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
The New Zealander will continue as England's white-ball coach, but leaves the Test team following a string of poor results and several off-field incidents.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
And, with all that racket going on, Cindy—my poor little cat—got so scared she climbed on top of the house and I didn’t think I’d ever get her down.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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But the UN said the environment for many poorer countries has grown more challenging over recent years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Nutrition campaigners say eggs are among the cheapest and most effective sources of protein for growing children, especially those from poorer households.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
It does have some more engineering problems than copper, including poorer conductivity, corrosion, and brittleness.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
Earlier research has also suggested that low B12 status may be linked with poorer muscle function in older adults, although much of this work is observational and cannot prove cause and effect.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 25, 2026
After the relative wealth of Midtown Manhattan, my section of Brooklyn feels even poorer.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
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Campaigners are now documenting conditions in this densely packed area of India's capital, home to some of the country's poorest people, hoping to push policymakers to better protect vulnerable communities.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
Bed-and-breakfast hotels turned into cheap boardinghouses, attracting Britain’s sickest and poorest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Cuts in development aid by wealthy countries tend to drive up displacement away from the world's poorest regions, the head of the UN's International Organization for Migration warned in an interview with AFP on Thursday.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
She says people in deprived and rural areas are disproportionately affected as they tend to have the poorest access to NHS care and are least likely to be able to afford private fees.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
In the first quarter of 2000, the poorest 10 percent of workers were earning only 91 percent of what they earned in the distant era of Watergate and disco music.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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