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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
impoverish .
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Examples
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... the horrifying degree to which Saddam Hussein impoverishes his people and controls every aspect of their lives ...
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This habit of framing everything in violent terms impoverishes us all.
Kerry Trueman: Slow Money: Cultivating a Culture of Peace and Prosperity 2009
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This habit of framing everything in violent terms impoverishes us all.
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When it goes off the rails, it impoverishes the rest of us.
Wall Street Is Already Occupied The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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She posits that the gendering of the marketing ultimately stifles creativity and impoverishes the fan culture, if any, of the novel.
Archive 2009-04-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009
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I have to judge whether what I'm buying enriches my life more than doing so impoverishes it.
A Complex Shadow SVGL 2009
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Does buying Shadow Complex enrich my life more than doing so impoverishes it by harming something I care about, such as justice?
A Complex Shadow SVGL 2009
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It is a misunderstanding of the First Amendment to suggest that we are prohibited from referring to religion in conversations on public policy; failing to do so impoverishes the debate and is a disservice to our democracy.
Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie: America Needs Religious Politicians Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie 2011
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Corporate lobbyists attest with their every breath that big government and big business are bedmates in a bountiful venture that impoverishes the rest of us.
Robert Scheer: The New Corporate World Order Robert Scheer 2011
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Corporate lobbyists attest with their every breath that big government and big business are bedmates in a bountiful venture that impoverishes the rest of us.
Robert Scheer: The New Corporate World Order Robert Scheer 2011
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