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deprive

[dih-prahyv] / dɪˈpraɪv /


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In the U.S., any inflation uptick could deprive investors of more interest-rate cuts.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

Anything less would deprive them of due process and nullify the Convention Against Torture.

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2026

Lemon, 59, was charged with conspiracy to deprive rights and interfering with religious freedoms by allegedly obstructing someone's First Amendment rights by force.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

But it would also deprive China’s most valuable private company of total control of an American social media phenomenon.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

He argued, reasonably, that it would be unfair to American athletes to let German politics deprive them of their chance to compete on a world stage.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown