poverty trap
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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But those energy retrofits are expensive and are likely beyond the reach of many low-income households, which could lead to what the researchers call an energy poverty trap.
From Science Daily ● May 31, 2024
Throughout most of our history, however, our species was caught in a poverty trap.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 29, 2022
It’s been three years since I wrote a post online about America’s poverty trap that went viral and led to a book deal.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 30, 2016
If not, tens of millions of young Filipinos may find themselves stuck in a poverty trap, still dependent on overseas labour as a means of escape.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2015
This is the time to reform this outmoded social dinosaur and finally break the poverty trap.
From State of the Union Address by Reagan, Ronald
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