penury in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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penury no pl
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He thereafter supported himself by teaching; not surprisingly, he died in penury.
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The family were left in penury and his sister later recollected how the siblings would hold each other and weep.
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Its 60 years have been a roller-coaster ride of ups and downs, prosperity and penury, bright lights and gloomy emptiness.
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In the space of 10 years we have progressed from penury to riches.
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It also enabled its author to become a wage-earner and save her family from penury.
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He was a man of touchy and irascible character, and rose from penury to the height of opulence.
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These twin qualities were tested heavily in his life by various circumstances that led him to penury and separation from his family.
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By the time of his death, he was near penury.
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Despite an illustrious musical career, she died in penury, running a small tea shop next to the radio station where she had often broadcast from.
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Residents use this as an excuse for their penury.
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