disadvantaged

Example Sentences

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Sara Heller studied Chicago’s jobs program and found that an eight-week summer job cut violent-crime arrests among disadvantaged teenagers by 43%, with the effect growing after the job ended.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

“Retail investors should not be disadvantaged by large, short-term trading flows around a major IPO event,” Shulman said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

The math professor argued that the SAT push was in aid of disadvantaged students.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

She also framed DEI as the viewpoint “that the exclusion of historically disadvantaged groups is undesirable.”

From Slate • May 14, 2026

Or should we encourage disadvantaged groups to struggle for equality through collective action?

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker