the homeless

noun

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

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One was to feed the homeless at the Midnight Mission in downtown LA. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026 Animal advocates say the incident is just one in a long list of ongoing issues that highlight animal welfare in the homeless community. — Lauren Pozen, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026 The order also restored LAHSA’s other core functions — operating the homeless database and the housing matching system and conducting the annual homeless count. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 In the year since the City of Orlando turned two passenger buses into mobile bunkhouses for the homeless, 260 people have spent at least a night and more than 160 have found housing, officials said Thursday. — Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026 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 5 Oct. 2026.

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