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Discover LudwigThe phrase "impoverished of" is not grammatically correct and should not be used in written English.
It is more commonly used as "devoid of" or "lacking in", as in "The city was devoid of resources" or "The community was lacking in basic necessities." Example: The small village was impoverished of proper healthcare facilities, causing many residents to travel long distances for medical treatment.
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His beliefs were shaped by his work among the impoverished of the East End and the events through which he lived (two world wars and a great depression).
The new pope has never made a secret of his love for the sport, or of his work among the impoverished of the Buenos Aires barrios, the shanties where, for example, Diego Maradona played his first impromptu games.
The Mediterranean basin has been proposed as a hot spot of terrestrial and coastal marine biodiversity but has been supposed to be impoverished of deep-sea species richness.
Demands rose for greater government action, especially direct relief payments to the most impoverished of the millions of unemployed.
The premium is waived entirely for the "impoverished", of which there are several hundred in the township.
Increasingly, it is being recognized as an obstacle to economic development and robbing the impoverished of already measly incomes.
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The Panic of 1857, which impoverished tens of thousands, provided further impetus to the movement.
Duval passionately explains his choice: "Cité Soleil is impoverished because of the lack of support.
He is the impoverished victim of the situation.
Today it is impoverished, 60% of its population dependent on food aid.
Mr. Hussein, a Sunni, impoverished much of Shiite southern Iraq, and jailed or killed many Shiite leaders.
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