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depravation

noun as in debasement

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noun as in degeneracy

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"In Invergordon we have areas of social depravation but no funding to put into anything," she said.

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One report says that sleep depravation costs the UK up to £40bn a year in lost productivity.

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The new lawsuit against Baldwin, though filed in California, relies on provisions of New Mexico state law regarding the depravation of benefits, also known as “loss of consortium.”

The new lawsuit alleges negligence and the depravation of benefits, based on the emotional or financial support that Hutchins previously provided to younger sister Svetlana Zemko and parents Olga Solovey and Anatolii Androsovych.

I’m sure you would have dealt gracefully with the many curses that come with a lottery win — the money grubbers, the enormous tax bite, the stunningly large impact of inflation on purchasing power and more — but failing to beat the odds doesn’t mean you’re doomed to a life of depravation.

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