deprivation
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The nutritional deprivation she suffered caused her to lose the muscle tone she needed to pursue her dream of becoming a ballerina.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
At 32, I started battling unrelenting headaches—clearly perinatal symptoms and sleep deprivation, I was assured by doctors as a new mom.
From Slate • May 6, 2026
Unemployment and deprivation are the main issues in the post-industrial town once famous for its coal mining and ironworks, says candidate David Hughes.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
Someone is deemed to be living in material deprivation if the family does not have a certain number of items from a list developed by the Department for Work and Pensions.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
Astonishment made Lenina forget the deprivation of soma.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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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This Week in Words: May 28 - June 1, 2018
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