plight of the poor

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• Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor — The United Charities Building, after 1893 the headquarters of the AICP and other charitable organizations; the successor organization, the Community Service Society is still located there The Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor… …   Wikipedia

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• plight — 01. We saw an excellent program on television regarding the [plight] of endangered animals in this country. 02. People with eating disorders sometimes don t realize their [plight] until it is too late. 03. The [plight] of the poor seems to have… …   Grammatical examples in English

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