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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. Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 13 May 2021
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Noun
  • At the same time, eight in 10 Indians live in poverty.
    Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Peter Singer, Professor of Bioethics, Author, and Philosopher The biggest reason to be optimistic about 2025 is the continuing decline in extreme poverty, defined as not being able to reliably meet your basic needs for food and shelter.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Middleton put the possession out of its misery with what turned into a decent look on an off-the-bounce midrange jumper, but the entire possession lacked purpose.
    Eric Nehm, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Carter’s true legacy is one of economic misery at home and embarrassment on the world stage.
    Philip Klein, National Review, 29 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • One of Thompson’s signature innovations was to use a predictive algorithm to kick ailing and disabled Medicare patients out of nursing homes and rehabilitative programs, causing untold misery and penury.
    Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Still, the movement to end dependency and penury in old age gathered force and triumphed with the enactment of Social Security in 1935, the crowning achievement of the New Deal.
    Jonathan Rauch, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024

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“Beggary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beggary. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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