low-income
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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But Treasury says students in certain low-income areas won’t have to verify their income for some services.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
“Water affordability is a pressing issue for low-income households.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Among low-income pregnant individuals, the approach was linked to better postpartum health care and stronger connections to primary care that continued well beyond childbirth.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
A movement that started nearly two weeks ago in the low-income Seine-Saint-Denis area of northern Paris has in the last few days spread across the country.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
C.P. grew excited thinking of what they could eventually accomplish: a thousand low-income whites marching and rallying to demand better housing and city services.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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