as in poverty
the state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions
too many people are homeless and living in shameful beggary in this country
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Recent Examples of beggary
Hence his need to construct an elaborate scheme of beggary that seems to have involved the bills being paid initially by the Cabinet office, then by the Conservative Party, then by a private donor, and finally, and only after the whole affair became a political embarrassment, by Johnson himself.
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Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 13 May 2021
Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 13 May 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beggary
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For communities facing poverty, houses are less likely to be rebuilt to withstand hurricane-force winds.Patricia McIlreavy, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Volunteers fill shoeboxes with essentials, school supplies, and toys for children worldwide, especially those facing war, poverty, or disaster.Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
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Demagogues began to blame the labor competition posed by increasing numbers of Chinese immigrants for the miseries of white joblessness and meager pay.Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 26 Nov. 2024
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Rubio has apportioned the blame for the recent misery in the region to Iran's leadership.Billal Rahman, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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Anderson renders her character’s slow descent into virtual penury and laudanum addiction a genuinely heartrending experience, and her late-in-the-film breakdown about her uselessness stands as one of the decade’s great acting feats.IndieWire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024
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There’s a growing number of technocrats, business leaders and academics who see the current crisis in Gaza as the opportunity to confront the risk of Haredim pulling the country toward theocratic penury.Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Beggary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beggary. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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