He argues that there is an inextricable link between poverty and poor health.

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Each image is given a detailed, deadpan exegesis, thoroughly footnoted and repleat with an inextricable blend of real and invented scholarship. J. Hoberman, The New York Review of Books, "‘Zohar Studios’: An Invented Artist’s Lively Inventions," 10 Sep. 2020

The story of Joe Biden’s political career is inextricable from the story of his family, entwined in his personal biography like a double helix of DNA. Matt Pearce, Los Angeles Times, "At the DNC, Joe Biden’s story is his family’s story," 20 Aug. 2020

If anything, Gifty’s academic ambition is inextricable from her mother’s influence. Oliver Munday, The Atlantic, "Yaa Gyasi on the Mysteries of Faith and Reason," 14 Aug. 2020

After declining the Nobel Prize for Literature, Jean-Paul Sartre outlined how an award is inextricable from its awarding body and the awarding body’s history. Soraya Roberts, Longreads, "Wait, What?," 10 Aug. 2020

The tempting bowl of molten orange cheese and chiles known as queso or chile con queso, is inextricable from definitions of Tex-Mex. Washington Post, "Read more about the history of and love for Tex-Mex.," 5 Aug. 2020

That resonance comes naturally: For Trethewey, her mother’s killing is inextricable from the violence that shaped the United States, and especially the South, where she was raised. Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, "How Poetry Helps Us Through Grief," 1 Aug. 2020

Every human being is an inextricable part of nature. Amy Levine, The Denver Post, "Coronavirus pandemic is reminder of the delicate human-animal interface," 2 May 2020

Ultimately, the biological and social causes of diseases, including Covid-19, are likely inextricable. Grace Huckins, Wired, "Covid Kills More Men Than Women. Experts Still Can’t Explain Why," 9 July 2020

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