Adjective : an impoverished attempt at humor. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : a country impoverished by war. ,Bad farming practices impoverished the soil. From Dictionary.com.
By Freakonomics eBay structures micro-loans for businesses in impoverished regions. From Wordnik.com. [The FREAK-est Links - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
Growing up in impoverished South Memphis, Woods just as easily could have turned out another way. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Making the big leap of faith] Reference
This is the “choice” you bourgeois-libs offer to the uninsured: remain impoverished and you get healthcare. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Kucinich Sides With Insurance Industry, GOP to Oppose “Insurance Industry Giveaway”] Reference
Sullivan and her two surviving siblings grew up in impoverished conditions, and struggled with health problems. From Wordnik.com. [Five People Born on April 14 | myFiveBest] Reference
Child labor, which is a harsh reality for many youngsters in impoverished nations, became his fate at the age of 10. From Wordnik.com. [Fahad Faruqui: Muslims Against Muslims: The Struggle Between God's Worshippers and God's Warriors] Reference
In it Jabanbakht discusses the trials and successes of setting up design co-ops in impoverished areas of Latin America. From Wordnik.com. [ARTECNICA’S SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING | Inhabitat] Reference
In this 2008 novel, Collins explores a dystopian society where people live in impoverished districts, run by a corrupt Capitol. From Wordnik.com. [OUT WITH THE VAMPIRE LOVE STORY, IN WITH THE POST-APOCALYPSE | Open Society Book Club Discussions and Reviews] Reference
Reality aside, intervention by government to help the impoverished, is a way of treating the symptom while exacerbating the disease. From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
And without libraries, the children in impoverished communities will never learn to escape, never learn what other worlds are out there. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-02-01] Reference
Some of the so called impoverished are poor by choice. From Wordnik.com. [Hot Air » Top Picks] Reference
He also called the impoverished regime a "serious proliferation threat.". From Wordnik.com. Reference
It was not possible to do anything meaningful about the so-called impoverished. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
` The millions of the discontented and the impoverished are ours, 'the socialists said. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 15: Last Days] Reference
He used phrases in succession that he rarely if ever had used before: "impoverished". From Wordnik.com. [Shirin Sadeghi: Did Someone Recycle the Shah of Iran's Last Speech for Hosni Mubarak?] Reference
Education for the impoverished is neglected. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » 1000.] Reference
Israel's ring of steel leaves Bethlehem 'impoverished'. From Wordnik.com. [Independent.ie - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
Here's the thing: Harrold is a small, "impoverished" town characterized by "grain silos". From Wordnik.com. [English-writing Israeli-bloggers] Reference
Brando, an ecologist with the Amazon Environmental Research Institute, calls an "impoverished". From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference
But as Mr. Brook had shown me, I could, on my "impoverished" stage, engage in an act of theater. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page]
"impoverished" after Court of Appeal judges ordered him to pay her £2.4 million. From Wordnik.com. [Evening Standard - Home] Reference
I would like to disagree on the term describing the Philippines as "impoverished". From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference
It's hard to fault the players, many of whom come from impoverished backgrounds. From Wordnik.com. [The Nba's No-Shows] Reference
Except when he speaks about himself, about his impoverished childhood and service in the military. From Wordnik.com. [Learning To Love Dole] Reference
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