poverty
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Unemployment was at 7.1 percent last year, as per government data, but around 29 percent of the country's more than 250 million people remain in poverty -- up from 23 percent in 2018-19.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
Edmond Albius devised the hand-pollination technique that made vanilla cultivation commercially viable; he died in poverty after emancipation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Grimes, originally from East London, said he came from a low income family and had experience of food poverty.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Although statistics show a decrease in poverty under Milei, mainly due to a sharp drop in inflation, family finances are in crisis, according to Central Bank reports.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
I tried to push Russell out of my mind, but my thoughts slid about, half focused on the demoralizing drama as George fell into poverty, half drifting to my own predicament.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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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