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The phrase "always poor" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a consistent state of lacking financial resources or being in a state of poverty.
Example: "Despite working multiple jobs, he felt he would always be poor and unable to save for the future."
Alternatives: "perpetually impoverished" or "constantly broke".
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He was always poor.
The county was always poor.
The writer was always poor at mathematics.
Relations between the two halves were always poor.
The New Yorker, October 7 , 1961P. 148 The writer was always poor at mathematics.
As always, poor Greg Kinnear portrays the jerk who dumps her.
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It's a poor area anyway, because it's always poorer people who are forced to live in areas by big roads.
The new amateur records were almost always poorer than the professional equivalents, but soon the professionals' records were not listed at all.
However, these were always poorer matches.
"To some extent, we have always had poor people living in poor housing.
Disadvantaged populations almost always have poorer health [ 5], poorer access to healthcare [ 6], and receive poorer quality healthcare [ 7].
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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