: having no home or permanent place of residence : unhoused
homelessnessnoun
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On the topic of arresting homeless people, moderators asked how Bianco's sheriff's office has been known to do.—James Ward, USA Today, 15 May 2026 The budget proposal also still includes dozens of layoffs, elimination of the Office of Child and Youth Success and cuts to homeless services, zoning investigators and facilities maintenance.—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026 While there may be more homeless people, the report finds that more people are seeking help.—Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 14 May 2026 The 2024 election law addresses matters such as the use of QR codes when tallying ballots, voting for the state’s homeless population, rules surrounding the counting of absentee ballots, and third-party candidates on the state’s future presidential election ballots.—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for homeless
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of homeless was
before the 12th century