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homeless

[hohm-lis] / ˈhoʊm lɪs /


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Many were homeless, and about two-thirds were seniors.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

An estimated 45,194 homeless people live in the city, with about 36% of them in shelters, according to LAHSA.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

He wanted to give back and later became a teacher himself before creating the Ghetto Kids dance troupe - formed of homeless children and those who could not afford school fees.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

The city’s overall homeless population rose 3.4% including those the city puts up in motels.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

The 7.0-magnitude earthquake and its fifty-two aftershocks killed an estimated 316,000 Haitians, injured 300,000, and instantly made more than a million people homeless.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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