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deprives

verb as in keep or take away something wanted, needed

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It then warns: "The suffering of civilians in Gaza has reached new depths. The Israeli government's aid delivery model is dangerous, fuels instability and deprives Gazans of human dignity."

From BBC

James Rodehaver, head of the Myanmar team at the Office for the UN's High Commissioner for Human Rights, further suggested that the junta deprives Myanmar's population of aid as a form of punishment.

From BBC

The lawsuit claims the children died trying the "blackout challenge", in which a person intentionally deprives themselves of oxygen.

From BBC

The ban, they argue, can't be justified by any state interest and deprives Arizonans of "agency, bodily autonomy, and the right to control their own futures."

From Salon

This classification, according to the complaint, means that contestants are inhibited from engaging in certain activities, such as collective bargaining, and deprives them of workplace protections guaranteed to employees under the National Labor Relations Act.

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

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