deprivation
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Some drove for a ride-share app in the evenings, to make ends meet in a country of widespread deprivation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
Ponce added that Joseph also suffered language deprivation, meaning he is delayed in comparison to other 6-year-olds who are hearing.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
The findings, published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, suggest that flexible school start times could be a practical way to reduce chronic sleep deprivation among teenagers.
From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026
The firm employs about 300 workers, including about 50 apprentices, in an area of high social deprivation that has lost about 1,200 jobs in recent years.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
Such deprivation was not uncommon among Africans in everyday life.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Vocabulary lists containing deprivation
"The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant
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"Number the Stars" by Lois Lowry, Introduction and Afterword
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