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homelessness

[hohm-lis-nis] / ˈhoʊm lɪs nɪs /
NOUN
vagrancy
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Their aim, DSA leaders say, is to see the adoption of progressive policies on homelessness, rent control and public safety — and to have a socialist city attorney to make those policies stick.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

“Criminalization and arrests of people being unhoused is the most expensive response to homelessness that you can possibly have,” said Jed Leano, senior policy advisor at Inner City Law Center.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Prince William has a project to tackle homelessness, Homewards, and there are plans for the duchy to provide an extra 12,000 homes by 2040.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

That means creating 12,000 homes, including a project to tackle homelessness.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

In that lonely place Frodo for the first time fully realized his homelessness and danger.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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