deprivation
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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
So now, players have access to infrared beds, sensory deprivation tanks and AI-led massage chairs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Budgeting and saving shouldn’t be about painful deprivation.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
"Fasting, or controlled deprivation of food, is linked to a longer and healthier lifespan," says Dr Longo, who has spent three decades studying the effects of fasting.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
In their deprivation, inmates would grasp at anything.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
Its annual inflation rate is about 69%, the IMF said, while average Iranians face fuel shortages and other wartime deprivations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
"When hazards overlap or strike repeatedly, they compound existing deprivations."
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025
As somebody who has spent years in prison, he said he can weather the deprivations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 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
He saw them scold and hurt each other; he saw them lament over pains at which the Samana laughs, and suffer at deprivations which a Samana does not feel.
From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse
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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