as in impoverished
lacking money or material possessions
because he was indigent, the court appointed a lawyer to represent him
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Recent Examples of indigent
Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 13 Oct. 2024
The court declared Cato indigent and ordered for a public defender to represent him.
—Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 19 Sep. 2024
But in Georgia, a potential $1.2 billion influx under expansion would cut costly indigent care.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2024
But The Post found multiple cases in which fines were converted to jail time for defendants who, like Thomas, were homeless and indigent.
—Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 21 July 2024
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The increase also applies to disabled and largely indigent retirees receiving SSI or Supplemental Security Income.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 13 Oct. 2024
The court declared Cato indigent and ordered for a public defender to represent him.
—Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 19 Sep. 2024
But in Georgia, a potential $1.2 billion influx under expansion would cut costly indigent care.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2024
But The Post found multiple cases in which fines were converted to jail time for defendants who, like Thomas, were homeless and indigent.
—Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 21 July 2024
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In Delhi, impoverished kids are learning to love reading and math, thanks to a police officer’s makeshift school.Shefali Rafiq, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Dec. 2024
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Assad’s fall ends more than six decades of Baath Party rule that sought to center Syria as a leader in the Arab world, but instead left it corruption-riddled and impoverished.Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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The age-old philosophy, eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper was adhered to, meaning dinner was the lightest meal, as the digestive tract slows down towards the end of the day.Yasemen Kaner-White, theweek, 25 Oct. 2024
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The mother of one of those men, Jonathan Hankins, confronted Grisham-Stewart in February at the county's pauper's field.Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
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So this poor kid [who finished in last], this single guy, for a year had to have a Fathead of his buddy in boxers, a giant life-size Fathead above his bed.Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
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In many poor and densely populated neighborhoods across the country, people have access to free, unmetered electricity.Nasser Karimi and Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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There are haves and have-nots, and the haves usually win.Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2024
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The Warriors were example No. 1 about the big-spending teams driving a wedge between haves and have-nots.Mike Vorkunov, The Athletic, 3 July 2024
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“Indigent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indigent. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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