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deprived

[dih-prahyvd] / dɪˈpraɪvd /


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New research looks at what happens inside our brain when we are sleep deprived.

From The Wall Street Journal

The government has also announced an extra £440m in so-called recovery grants for councils in economically deprived areas - and an extra £272m to tackle homelessness.

From BBC

Michael Barry, a leading specialist in miniature art, said that people being deprived of their cultural patrimony was "the height of injustice".

From Barron's

The Court of Appeal found “the trial court’s handling of the note deprived defendant of his constitutional right to counsel at a critical stage of his trial.”

From Los Angeles Times

Essential supplies will be delivered to expectant families in some of the most deprived areas of Wales from Monday.

From BBC