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They were poor and downtrodden.
a war that was supposed to liberate the downtrodden citizens of that nation
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The reportedly downtrodden facility is also where Luigi Mangione, accused of murdering United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is imprisoned.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
The group has managed over the years to tie the issue of its weapons to its own identity and the very fate of the once-downtrodden Lebanese Shia community.
—Bilal Y. Saab, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
Beneath Grisham’s pen, Dot Black was a blue-collar chain-smoker meant to stand in for all downtrodden Southern whites.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Those ticket sales would be a huge boon to movie theater owners after the all-important summer stretch ended on a downtrodden note.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
The group has managed over the years to tie the issue of its weapons to its own identity and the very fate of the once-downtrodden Lebanese Shia community.
—Bilal Y. Saab, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
Beneath Grisham’s pen, Dot Black was a blue-collar chain-smoker meant to stand in for all downtrodden Southern whites.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Those ticket sales would be a huge boon to movie theater owners after the all-important summer stretch ended on a downtrodden note.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Downtrodden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downtrodden. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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downtrodden
adjective
down·trod·den
ˈdau̇n-ˈträd-ᵊn 
: crushed by superior power
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