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

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

The novel illuminates the makeshift community cultivated among the beggars, who maintain their own hierarchy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 2026

“It kind of beggars credulity that that number of complaints could be raised and that none could be substantiated,” Johnson said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2025

The beggars outside the gates of Mohammed’s family home did not move when they saw Olanna.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie