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penu·ry [ˈpənjəri] N no pl form

penury

penury

penury of a company

denarne težave f pl

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Residents use this as an excuse for their penury. en.wikipedia.org

Some royals slipped into penury, while some converted their former palaces into luxury hotels to provide them an income. en.wikipedia.org

His youth and early days as a researcher were spent in penury, always lacking funds to pursue his scholarly interests. en.wikipedia.org

These groups existed at first in conditions of near penury, their members poorly armed and equipped as well as half starved. en.wikipedia.org

When he returned in 1823, he resumed his life of penury. en.wikipedia.org

Abandoned by their families, they are doomed to a life of penury. en.wikipedia.org

He thereafter supported himself by teaching; not surprisingly, he died in penury. en.wikipedia.org

In the space of 10 years we have progressed from penury to riches. en.wikipedia.org

After him, the next few generations fell into penury. en.wikipedia.org

It also enabled its author to become a wage-earner and save her family from penury. en.wikipedia.org

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