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By Friday, the stocks were on pace for historically poor weeks.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026
He quoted Bryan Stevenson, the founder of Equal Justice Initiative, who said you’re better off being rich and guilty than poor and innocent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026
The weather was so poor that the two climbers were soon knee-deep in snow, according to Austrian reports, and their plans to reach the 2,962m summit soon changed.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
Part of the reason the second half of 2026 has seen poor returns is the overly bullish consensus of investors in the summer, Hartnett contends.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
A poor wee mess he was with a sore on his mouth and a scratch on his cheek from chasing Biddy the hen.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
There is some evidence that foods high in refined carbohydrates and added sugars, from white bread and white rice to biscuits and cakes, may be linked to poorer sleep.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
Barrera defended the overall quality of public schools and advocated for expanding what works from successful campuses to those with poorer academic results.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Separated from the levers of power and now half a billion dollars poorer, Musk has been forced to play-act a scenario where he won.
From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026
He also floated free public transportation on weekends, seeking to reconnect with poorer voters who had long formed the backbone of his support.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
The women in this part of Kabul were a different breed from the women in the poorer neighborhoods—like the one where she and Rasheed lived, where so many of the women covered fully.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
This increase was especially large for middle-class households of working age and for the poorest retirement-age households.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
Talarico taught at a middle school in San Antonio, in a neighbourhood he has described as one of the poorest in the state.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
The centre-left British leader also announced he would launch a new debt restructuring drive for the poorest Commonwealth countries, led by former Labour prime minister Gordon Brown.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026
There are also real questions about the sustainability of a system built on subsistence farming in some of the poorest regions on earth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
The region’s counties remained some of the poorest in America.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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