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Skyrocketing Bills

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Across Europe, electricity and gas prices are skyrocketing - this is a massive [blank] for large sections of the population. In Greece, too, energy bills have risen [blank] in recent months. Since the financial and economic crisis, many people are living on the [blank] of poverty.

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Across Europe, electricity and gas prices are skyrocketing - this is a massive burden for large sections of the population. In Greece, too, energy bills have risen sharply in recent months. Since the financial and economic crisis, many people are living on the edge of poverty.
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