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poor

[poor] / pʊər /






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What characterizes poor households isn’t that people earn the minimum wage.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Mamdani’s appeal wasn’t primarily to the working poor, but to professional-class voters who felt cheated by their lack of success despite strong credentials.

From The Wall Street Journal

My father was a doctor who worked at a clinic in a poor section of Karachi.

From The Wall Street Journal

Her behavioral and mental-health issues have been compounded by poor vision and hearing loss.

From MarketWatch

"The 40 years that we had of Wylfa has left us as still one of the poorest areas in Wales."

From BBC