deprivation
Example Sentences
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Stories of civilian deprivation could also turn public opinion in the U.S. even further against the war.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 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
Researchers used this schedule change to examine how sleep patterns and sleep deprivation affected students' health and academic outcomes.
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
As far as I can figure, my coworkers’ neediness—because that’s what it is—stems from chronic deprivation.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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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