insolvents

noun

plural of insolvent
as in bankrupts

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  1. beggars
  2. urchins
Noun
  • Dhaka’s rundown streets peppered with the homeless, vendors and child beggars.
    — Miriam Balanescu, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Robert Pattinson’s big outburst in Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey,’ has gone viral—here’s the ‘beggars’ meme, explained.
    — Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of beggars
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  • Their population has collapsed, allowing the urchins to chew kelp and multiply at their leisure.
    — Joseph Ogilvy, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Part of her effort is to incentivize more harvesting of the older, less desirable but more destructive urchins.
    — Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of urchins
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