the homeless

noun

: homeless people : people who have no place to live
a shelter for the homeless

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Compassion for the homeless has to be balanced with the safety and orderliness the rest of us deserve. Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2025 Now, the president has declared that organizations for the homeless receiving federal funding mustfocus first on locking up people with drug or mental health challenges. Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 31 July 2025 Little Rock officials are seeking authorization to spend up to $4.4 million to construct a community center at the city's forthcoming micro-home village for the homeless. Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 30 July 2025 Thrown out by his ex, the homeless Linc crashes with Booth (Dimonte Henning) in the latter's dire one-room apartment without running water and a toilet down the hall. Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for the homeless

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“The homeless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20homeless. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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