underprivileged

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The American system of philanthropy is partly responsible for museums, hospitals, schools and relief for the country’s underprivileged.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

HHS has broad spending oversight for programs for the underprivileged, including Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, early education of toddlers and foster care.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

These kids come out of underprivileged, inner-city areas, and I’m just wasting my time if I haven’t put something of substance into their lives.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025

We later spoke to one man who said he was happy to have left this remote, underprivileged existence.

From BBC • Aug. 26, 2025

This is doable, of course—minority and underprivileged students rise to the challenge all the time—but it takes energy.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama