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
Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2025
In response to a lawsuit, the county in 2020 agreed to increase budget allocations for indigent defense.
—Robert Greene, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
The county’s budget for indigent defense increased by 60 percent, or an additional $115,000, for felony and misdemeanor cases both.
—Ilana Panich-Linsman, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Yet over the past two decades, state auditors have repeatedly noted the county was failing to adequately provide indigent counsel.
—Ilana Panich-Linsman, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The office released records on the indigent kits given out over four months of last year, starting May 1, 2024.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2025
In response to a lawsuit, the county in 2020 agreed to increase budget allocations for indigent defense.
—Robert Greene, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
The county’s budget for indigent defense increased by 60 percent, or an additional $115,000, for felony and misdemeanor cases both.
—Ilana Panich-Linsman, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Yet over the past two decades, state auditors have repeatedly noted the county was failing to adequately provide indigent counsel.
—Ilana Panich-Linsman, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
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During campaign events, Lee, who grew up in an impoverished farming household and toiled in factories as a child, spoke from behind bullet-proof glass to crowds, which were surveyed by rooftop police snipers.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
4 June 2025
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Curtis’ extraordinary talent is first recognized in kindergarten, when a charitable foundation donates instruments to his impoverished public school.—
Joan Gaylord,
Christian Science Monitor,
29 May 2025
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Alvarez is the pauper of the group, with Judge and Soto combining for $1.125 billion in salary over the lives of their contracts.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Chelsea are hardly paupers domestically — no Premier League team is nowadays — but there’s a clear financial advantage in finishing higher up the table.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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The risk extends even to children due to increasing rates of childhood obesity and poor dietary habits.20 As a result, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that healthy adults have their lipids checked every four to six years.—
MD Published,
Verywell Health,
5 June 2025
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Massive clouds of pollutants could collide in North Carolina this week and result in poor air quality conditions for millions.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
5 June 2025
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Charting a divided league’s haves and have-nots Ranking the top 25 college football teams: Who’s biggest winner after the spring portal window?—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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The conversation about baseball’s haves and have-nots bled into the offseason, as the Dodgers, Yankees and Mets tossed around hundreds of millions while nine teams declined to sign any player to a multiyear contract.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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“Indigent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indigent. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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