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houseless

[hous-lis] / ˈhaʊs lɪs /
ADJECTIVE
without permanent shelter
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The campus-wide email was “an attempt to shame, humiliate, and isolate the houseless community on campus,” the petition said.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 26, 2023

America’s homeless population ranges between 500,000 and 600,000 depending on who’s counting, with roughly two-thirds of houseless people sleeping in shelters.

From Salon Nov. 7, 2023

"They've done nothing at all in terms of the welfare of students. There are so many students who are sofa-surfing or are houseless and have nowhere to go."

From BBC Sep. 21, 2022

As officers wrestled him out of his tent and carried him bodily toward the police van, a man shouted: “Shame on you. Is that how you treat houseless people?”

From New York Times May 4, 2022

Treeless, houseless, hedgeless, no colors bar grays and greens.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell




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