as in impoverished
lacking money or material possessions
an area of London where skint punk rockers would hang out
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Numerous aid workers in northern Thailand described widespread panic and confusion following the sudden suspension of aid, especially among those whose work provides life-saving services to some of the world’s most vulnerable and impoverished people on both sides of the border.—
Ivan Watson,
CNN,
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Meanwhile, the sight of an unelected billionaire dismantling an agency that was set up to help the impoverished is already undermining faith in U.S. democracy.—
John Cassidy,
The New Yorker,
8 Feb. 2025
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But shortly after its release, AT&T dropped the device’s price down to just $0.99 in what was an unmistakable sign of poor sales – and perhaps an indication that consumers didn’t want more Facebook on their phone other than in its app.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN,
17 Feb. 2025
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Cosgrove, a rookie revelation in 2023, is looking to bounce back after a poor 2024 season.—
Dennis Lin,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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Perhaps part of the problem was the downer premise: a broke Phyllis moves in with her San Francisco in-laws and struggles to find a job following the death of her dermatologist husband.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
21 Dec. 2024
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Show creator Natasha Rothwell plays Mel, a broke JFK airport employee who has never been in love.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
5 Feb. 2025
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Harper and Ullman said the younger women sometimes looked after elderly, infirm or penniless prisoners.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
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One follower gave the movement her life savings before dying of cancer, virtually penniless.—
Michael Rothfeld,
New York Times,
29 Dec. 2024
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Telehealth business Thirty Madison in 2023 bought patient file assets from bankrupt The Pill Club for $23.2 million after acquiring women's health testing startup Nurx the year prior.—
Erin Brodwin,
Axios,
5 Feb. 2025
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The latest war has been catastrophic for the Palestinian people, and that is the culmination of years of bankrupt international policy.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Skint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skint. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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