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The Deerfield Beach reptile store owner, Benjamin Herman Siegel, 40, who threw a bearded dragon lizard in the air, swung it around, and slapped his employees with the poor critter, according to a Broward Sheriff’s Office arrest report.
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
As a result, the poor pup spent 268 days in the shelter, waiting for his adopter to find him.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Ditto for kale, which until recently was considered the poor man’s collards and used to pad pots of greens to fill more bellies.
—Emiene Wright, Charlotte Observer, 23 Jan. 2025
Michelle Obama couldn’t make it, but part-time-painter George W. Bush had space in his diary (like all mischievous elves straight after Christmas), and the poor woman behind BFG Barron missed the whole event.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2025
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
As a result, the poor pup spent 268 days in the shelter, waiting for his adopter to find him.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Ditto for kale, which until recently was considered the poor man’s collards and used to pad pots of greens to fill more bellies.
—Emiene Wright, Charlotte Observer, 23 Jan. 2025
Michelle Obama couldn’t make it, but part-time-painter George W. Bush had space in his diary (like all mischievous elves straight after Christmas), and the poor woman behind BFG Barron missed the whole event.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2025
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“The poor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20poor. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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