antipoverty
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of antipoverty
Example Sentences
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His dream of springboarding into politics with an antipoverty message was fizzling, too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025
Workers who made less than $63,398 last year may qualify for the federal earned income tax credit, which is one of the government’s largest antipoverty programs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2024
No criminal charges have been filed against Bryant, and he has said he told the auditor in 2019 about possible misspending of money from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families antipoverty program.
From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2023
The persistence of the old Official Poverty Measure put some of the government’s chief antipoverty programs at risk.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2023
In this, Operation Breakthrough differed from most other antipoverty agencies that provided services to the poor.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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