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beggars

  • plural
    of beggar.
    beggar
    noun
    a person who begs alms or lives by begging.
  • present tense form
    of beggar (3rd person singular).
    beggar
    noun
    a person who begs alms or lives by begging.

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The Board of Deputies of British Jews has called on the Conservatives to ditch him as a candidate, saying the selection "beggars belief".

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Tracy said it "beggars belief that they couldn't see any physical assault there".

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

“To that I can only say they are correct. It beggars belief.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026

"Common people, business owners — even beggars — are now fed up. Justice has been sent into exile."

From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 2026

And so Estraven received what they gave us, as a lord among lords or a beggar among beggars, a man among his own people.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin