disenfranchised
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And lots of other audiences who feel disenfranchised would like to be reassured that their virtues are just that.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
Her first album Horses was for the disenfranchised and the shunned.
From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025
Some voters in Zanzibar felt disenfranchised and said they would "leave that section blank" on the presidential ballot.
From Barron's • Oct. 24, 2025
At a moment when many District residents are seething with rage at the occupying forces taking over their disenfranchised hometown, watching Dunn release his anger via hoagie felt like a gift.
From Slate • Aug. 15, 2025
In order to vote, you had to be there in person, so those citizens who lived outside town were also, effectively, disenfranchised.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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