poverty
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Fuel poverty National Energy Action said even the recent heatwave highlighted the need for debt relief and upgrading properties.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026
She doesn’t think her son should have had to choose between living in poverty at home and the many risks of the migrant trail.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026
We are more likely to be living in poverty or near poverty, and to have low or no retirement income outside of Social Security.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026
Many families need more than capital; they need coaching, encouragement, faith and help building habits that overcome the poverty mind-set and support growing incomes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026
It wasn’t that he didn’t want to do all he could to cure the world of poverty and disease.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
Vocabulary lists containing poverty
Figurative Language in King's "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act V
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