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Pete Rodriguez, the brotherhood’s western district vice president, called the proposal “outrageous” and suggested it could worsen the homelessness crisis by impoverishing workers.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2024

The economic decisions that enriched some people while impoverishing others were made in distant cities and, for the most part, in foreign languages, and few people could discern their origins.

From Scientific American • May 31, 2023

Independence came at a tremendous cost, however, since France forced the new republic to pay steep indemnities to compensate French citizens for their property losses for many years, impoverishing the new nation.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

The suspect in the killing, 41-year-old Tetsuya Yamagami, accused the church of impoverishing his family, according to police.

From Reuters • Sep. 7, 2022

It exemplifies the influence of small quantities of rain on guano deposits in impoverishing them in their nitrogen.

From Manures and the principles of manuring by Aikman, Charles Morton