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  • adjective Not wealthy.

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non- +‎ wealthy

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Examples

  • But where are the public and political displays of empathy for thousands of nonwealthy families who are suffering the same nightmare?

    Down and Delirious in Mexico City Daniel Hernandez 2011

  • But where are the public and political displays of empathy for thousands of nonwealthy families who are suffering the same nightmare?

    Down and Delirious in Mexico City Daniel Hernandez 2011

  • But where are the public and political displays of empathy for thousands of nonwealthy families who are suffering the same nightmare?

    Down and Delirious in Mexico City Daniel Hernandez 2011

  • Since candidates are allowed to spend as much of their own money as they wish, advocates contended that the provision gave nonwealthy candidates a fairer chance to match that spending.

    Court to Weigh Campaign Law Jess Bravin 2010

  • The counterpunch from other, nonwealthy shareholders has now arrived in the form of a letter from union chief Chuck Canterbury.

    The Exxon Fight, Round 2 2008

  • But in the quest for affluent consumers and luxury-ad dollars, the aim is to build a site that's of interest to the wealthy, rather than one that's exclusionary to the nonwealthy.

    Your Range Rover, 2008

  • The study, the seventh in a series, found that assets held by nonwealthy households -- defined as those with less than $100,000 in financial assets -- declined slightly from 2001 to 2006.

    Study Finds Rich Getting 2007

  • Plenty of healthy nonwealthy still out here in America not presenting for treatment in the current capitalist medical franchise.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Shouldn’t Donations to the American Cancer Society 2007

  • The real value of the federal minimum wage has been drastically cut, and the ability of nonwealthy people to influence Congress has been almost eliminated.

    A Living Wage Revolution 2006

  • He said, "We don't want to put the nonwealthy in our country at such risk."

    StarTribune.com rss feed 2010

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