- superlative of poor.
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
In Yemen, one of the world's poorest countries, ordinary civilians are paying the price for the renewed fighting, with more than 200,000 people displaced since July, according to UN data.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
It is one of the poorest areas of France, home to a large population of recent immigrants from the developing world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Though many of the refugees are poor, we are by far among the poorest.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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