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Don't let another sustain the abuse my poor boy did.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
The family film, co-starring Olivia Colman, Keegan-Michael Key and Hugh Grant as an Oompa-Loompa, centers on the early days of Willy Wonka and takes place long before a poor boy named Charlie Bucket wins a golden ticket to tour the world-famous and heavily guarded chocolate factory.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 18 Feb. 2024
Sports is play Growing up as a poor boy in the Italian neighborhood of The Hill in St. Louis, Yogi played street hockey with newspapers taped to his shins and hit bottle caps with a broomstick.
—Stephen Borelli, USA TODAY, 28 Aug. 2023
That poor boy deserves to be raised in a loving and welcoming home, so please make an effort to be kind to him.
—Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 20 Mar. 2023
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
The family film, co-starring Olivia Colman, Keegan-Michael Key and Hugh Grant as an Oompa-Loompa, centers on the early days of Willy Wonka and takes place long before a poor boy named Charlie Bucket wins a golden ticket to tour the world-famous and heavily guarded chocolate factory.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 18 Feb. 2024
Sports is play Growing up as a poor boy in the Italian neighborhood of The Hill in St. Louis, Yogi played street hockey with newspapers taped to his shins and hit bottle caps with a broomstick.
—Stephen Borelli, USA TODAY, 28 Aug. 2023
That poor boy deserves to be raised in a loving and welcoming home, so please make an effort to be kind to him.
—Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 20 Mar. 2023
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“Poor boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poor%20boy. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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