Poor
Poor adjective - Lacking money or material possessions.
Swells
Both words in one sentence
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Poor Laurie gets a face full of them and swells up like an overripe melon.
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In Invisible War, there are also "nanite swells" - clouds of nanobots whose origin isn't entirely clear, but which present a serious environmental hazard and are responsible for the poor health of people forced to live outside protected cities.
Source: Grey Goo
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