the underprivileged
noun
: poor or disadvantaged people
We have to find ways to help the underprivileged.
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Although she is portrayed as divisive, Chisholm also shows perseverance in pursuing her goals against the odds and standing up for the underprivileged.
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Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
District 2 – Madison Nguyen During her nine years on the San Jose City Council, Nguyen was independent and fiscally prudent, with a compassion for the underprivileged that stems from growing up in a family of Vietnam refugees who arrived here with next to nothing.
—Mercury News Editorial, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2024
Does Jacobs’ sympathy for the underprivileged extend to Palestinians?
—Isaac Lozano, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2023
There, the underprivileged dead are processed into nascent tree saplings, then shifted to an ominously unspecified location.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 15 Oct. 2023
Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
District 2 – Madison Nguyen During her nine years on the San Jose City Council, Nguyen was independent and fiscally prudent, with a compassion for the underprivileged that stems from growing up in a family of Vietnam refugees who arrived here with next to nothing.
—Mercury News Editorial, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2024
Does Jacobs’ sympathy for the underprivileged extend to Palestinians?
—Isaac Lozano, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2023
There, the underprivileged dead are processed into nascent tree saplings, then shifted to an ominously unspecified location.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 15 Oct. 2023
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“The underprivileged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20underprivileged. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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