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Structural adjustment programs devastated social services through budget cuts and user fees, creating barriers for the poor to access basic health care and education, while the liberalization of mining sectors caused severe environmental degradation and health crises.
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Sven Van Mourik, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
As the poor girl, Ringwald seems a candidate for canonization.
—Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2026
And yet the first half Sunday felt worse, because of the appalling volume of wide open Pacers three-pointers and the poor quality of the injury-riddled opponent.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
In the poor quarters of New Delhi, households struggling to pay for gas fired up chulhas, old-school wood-burning stoves, and hoped their tinder supplies held.
—Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
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Sven Van Mourik, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
As the poor girl, Ringwald seems a candidate for canonization.
—Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2026
And yet the first half Sunday felt worse, because of the appalling volume of wide open Pacers three-pointers and the poor quality of the injury-riddled opponent.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
In the poor quarters of New Delhi, households struggling to pay for gas fired up chulhas, old-school wood-burning stoves, and hoped their tinder supplies held.
—Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
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“The poor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20poor. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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