the homeless

noun

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

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And regardless, there's clearly more going on than deaths among the homeless, as the mayor had suggested. Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025 Initially designed as a play place for tots, it had been overtaken by the homeless and used as a bathroom. Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025 The deputies were in the area of Elder Creek and Mayhew roads for a cleanup at the homeless encampment. Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2025 Whitmire also stressed that there are 2,500 miles of waterways, or bayous, in Houston, with a portion of the homeless population living near them. Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 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 23 Oct. 2025.

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