poverty
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Inflation is high, poverty is rising, there are shortages of medicine and other goods, and the fighting has damaged businesses.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
One in four Maysville residents is living below the poverty line, and the median household income is about $39,000—less than half the national figure and nearly 40% below the state’s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Despite also having significant potential in cobalt, nickel and manganese, the country continues to struggle with persistent poverty, unemployment and rising food prices.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
"We've always had this stereotypical view of what being African is, and it's always associated with poverty," Nyathi says.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Roughly one-third of the planet already lived in chronic poverty, according to United Nations statistics.
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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