low-income
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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UC said it admitted a larger share of students from low-income families, 43%, an increase of 1 percentage point from last year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Many low-income countries in Africa are dependent on overseas development assistance for 90 percent of their HIV response, the report said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
If you had an unusually low-income year and can carefully manage your taxable income, or can spread withdrawals over several years instead of taking a single large distribution, dipping into your traditional IRA makes sense.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
They took down beachside residential towers where wealthier Venezuelans from the nearby capital, Caracas, escaped for weekend getaways, and cheaply constructed low-income high-rises where Styrofoam was used as filler between cement slabs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Some colleges, like Emory University in Atlanta, have climbed fast in the rankings over precisely the same period in which their percentage of low-income students has tumbled.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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