poorest
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Around 200,000 have been driven from their homes since the start of this escalation at the beginning of September, according to the International Organization for Migration - all this in the Arab world's poorest country.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
In the developing world, he added, governments are being forced to make the "impossible" choice between cutting support for their poorest citizens or risking their entire development agenda.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
At odds with the county, Sramek found an ally in Bret Prebula, a former golf pro and restless dealmaker who is city manager of Suisun City, one of Solano County’s poorest communities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
If you look within that poorest 20%, you’d see that 10% of people have credit-card balances worth over 20% of their income.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
The family was from Burundi, one of the poorest countries in the world.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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