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Like many aspects of the climate challenge, this one will also drive climate haves and have-nots further apart, especially as relatively safe regions emerge, and discerning buyers flock to their appreciating real estate markets.
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Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 3 Feb. 2025
Vouchers that direct public dollars to private schools lead to even worse academic outcomes and increase gaps between the haves and have-nots.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
The Giants don’t have a single quarterback under contract entering the offseason, and a big swing on a QB is worth it in a modern NFL that is divided by the haves and have-nots at that exact position.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2025
But, increasingly, Netflix is an anomaly in the Hollywood ecosystem, where the divide between the haves and have-nots has been growing since the Peak TV era ended in 2022.
—Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2025
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Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 3 Feb. 2025
Vouchers that direct public dollars to private schools lead to even worse academic outcomes and increase gaps between the haves and have-nots.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
The Giants don’t have a single quarterback under contract entering the offseason, and a big swing on a QB is worth it in a modern NFL that is divided by the haves and have-nots at that exact position.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2025
But, increasingly, Netflix is an anomaly in the Hollywood ecosystem, where the divide between the haves and have-nots has been growing since the Peak TV era ended in 2022.
—Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Have-not.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/have-not. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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