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deprive

verb as in keep or take away something wanted, needed

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The Flying Start scheme is being extended by postcode, focusing on the most deprived areas first.

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Traders and policymakers have been deprived of macroeconomic data as the government shutdown drags into a fourth week, and the White House said there likely wouldn’t be an October CPI report.

The measures are "meant to deprive Russia of the means to fund this war," said Kallas as well as send a message, specifically that "Russia can't outlast us," she said.

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“It’s a market deprived of data looking for a narrative.”

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It warned that the most deprived communities would face "inequality and exclusion" if cuts to spending on culture and leisure services continued unchecked.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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