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Recent Examples of pauperize
Ironically, in Cuba, a country pauperized by a Marxist model for the past 61 years, there is a growing public cry demanding change.
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Otto Reich, National Review, 8 Apr. 2020
Otto Reich, National Review, 8 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pauperize
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That a short-term judgment about what the market will bear can choke off a literary legacy and, to some extent, impoverish a culture.Mark Athitakis, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2024
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The National Council on Aging has found that 80% of older adults would be unable to absorb a financial shock — such as the need for long-term care — without impoverishing themselves.Jane Tavares, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2024
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In other words, lawsuits that shut down investment and attempt to bankrupt Western energy majors won’t reduce fossil fuel production.Dan Ikenson, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Thing is… Matty realizes, too late, that Senior quietly moved to bankrupt his developer client, making the settlement that Robert agreed to literally worthless (though other claimants will be made whole).Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 31 Oct. 2024
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Lobby group Family Business UK said tens of thousands of family-run businesses and farms will be ruined by this change due to lower levels of inheritance tax relief.Marc Shoffman, theweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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The ground floors of thousands of homes have been ruined.Hernán Muñoz and Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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The fact that not a single senior party official numbered among her copious conspirators beggars credulity.Charlie Campbell, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
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Ria eventually uncovers a nefarious plot that beggars even euphemistic description in a spoiler-free universe.Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2023
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While noting that many Arizona cities have drastically reduced their per capita water demand, Goddard argued that cities will eventually need to find water-sharing arrangements with farms so that cities can pay farmers to use their water in dry times.Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Some items that normally retail for upwards of $500 have been reduced to $99 or less.John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Pauperize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pauperize. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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