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deprivation

[dep-ruh-vey-shuhn] / ˌdɛp rəˈveɪ ʃən /


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The academy serves an area which experiences higher-than-average deprivation levels, with more than 50% of students at the school eligible for free school meals.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Much of the previous research connecting poor sleep with obesity has focused on severe sleep deprivation, often limiting people to only four hours of sleep.

From Science Daily Jul. 13, 2026

Bacup has the highest levels of deprivation in the Rossendale Valley according to English indices of deprivation 2025, external statistics.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

“Poverty and deprivation are no reflection on character, and there is no justification for denigrating the character of Haitians who suffer from and bear no responsibility for their country’s ills,” Justice Alito writes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

As far as I can figure, my coworkers’ neediness—because that’s what it is—stems from chronic deprivation.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

Here, try it out with me: The prohibition on deprivations of “liberty” without “due process of law”? In the Constitution.

From Slate Jul. 20, 2026

Such support can come with deprivations as well as gratifications.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 10, 2026

"When hazards overlap or strike repeatedly, they compound existing deprivations."

From Barron's Oct. 17, 2025

The news organisations noted that: "Journalists endure many deprivations and hardships in warzones. We are deeply alarmed that the threat of starvation is now one of them."

From BBC Jul. 24, 2025

The deprivations of her youth, the betrayals of her parents, she never complained about any of it.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah




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