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One is the friction between the haves and have-nots, an old and sturdy foundation on which to build a specific, meaningful tension between two people with differences posing a real test to their attraction.
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Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2025
As if New Mexico State University, one of the perennial have-nots in FBS college sports, wasn’t already facing enough challenges, the state legislature is poised to toss it a meager financial lifeline that appears all but out of reach.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Like many aspects of the climate challenge, this one will also drive climate haves and have-nots further apart, especially as relatively safe regions emerge, and discerning buyers flock to their appreciating real estate markets.
—Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 3 Feb. 2025
Vouchers that direct public dollars to private schools lead to even worse academic outcomes and increase gaps between the haves and have-nots.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
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Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2025
As if New Mexico State University, one of the perennial have-nots in FBS college sports, wasn’t already facing enough challenges, the state legislature is poised to toss it a meager financial lifeline that appears all but out of reach.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Like many aspects of the climate challenge, this one will also drive climate haves and have-nots further apart, especially as relatively safe regions emerge, and discerning buyers flock to their appreciating real estate markets.
—Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 3 Feb. 2025
Vouchers that direct public dollars to private schools lead to even worse academic outcomes and increase gaps between the haves and have-nots.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Have-not.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/have-not. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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