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Editor Joyce Eng break down the poor box office performance of Sydney Sweeney's Christy, and discuss Tom Cruise's career and potential future Oscar chances ahead of receiving an honorary Oscar at the Governors Awards.
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Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025
In a Christmas Eve sermon on Wednesday, the pope said refusing to help the poor and strangers was tantamount to rejecting God himself.
—Reuters, NBC news, 25 Dec. 2025
Up to that point, society valued power and status, but Jesus turned the world upside down with a focus on the poor, powerless and marginalized.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 25 Dec. 2025
During the reign of Queen Victoria, servants, tradespeople, and the poor typically were given presents.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 24 Dec. 2025
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Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025
In a Christmas Eve sermon on Wednesday, the pope said refusing to help the poor and strangers was tantamount to rejecting God himself.
—Reuters, NBC news, 25 Dec. 2025
Up to that point, society valued power and status, but Jesus turned the world upside down with a focus on the poor, powerless and marginalized.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 25 Dec. 2025
During the reign of Queen Victoria, servants, tradespeople, and the poor typically were given presents.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 24 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the poor
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“The poor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20poor. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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