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deprivation

[dep-ruh-vey-shuhn] / ˌdɛp rəˈveɪ ʃən /


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Trust founder Sue Sayers said seals resting on beaches were regularly being disturbed by people, causing stress, injury and sleep deprivation.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

Federal prosecutors in Minnesota had been preparing to charge Castro with deprivation of rights under color of law for the shooting of Sosa-Celis, according to several people familiar with the case.

From Salon Sep. 4, 2026

The charge Evans sought, deprivation of rights under color of law, has been brought against police officers accused of excessive force and other misconduct that can carry significant prison time.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

That could make weight management easier for some people by reducing the sense of deprivation that can come with traditional calorie-cutting approaches.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

For that is what will happen in the years of deprivation and torment ahead of them.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

Such support can come with deprivations as well as gratifications.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 10, 2026

"When hazards overlap or strike repeatedly, they compound existing deprivations."

From Barron's Oct. 17, 2025

The news organisations noted that: "Journalists endure many deprivations and hardships in warzones. We are deeply alarmed that the threat of starvation is now one of them."

From BBC Jul. 24, 2025

Geoff Dyer is among the great uncategorizable prose writers of the past several decades and he also went to Oxford, albeit at the end of the 1970s, with the war deprivations of yore in rearview.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2025

The deprivations of her youth, the betrayals of her parents, she never complained about any of it.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah




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