the underprivileged
noun
: poor or disadvantaged people
We have to find ways to help the underprivileged.
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Ryvchin said Schlanger's work across the state of New South Wales included helping the underprivileged and visiting people hospitalized with terminal illnesses.
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Emmet Lyons,
CBS News,
15 Dec. 2025
The organization helps the underprivileged gain access to recovery and mental-health programs.
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Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
3 Nov. 2025
Speaking to Variety, Meddour said the film will follow Bellaribi, charting her upbringing within a poor family of Algerian immigrants in the underprivileged suburb of Nanterre and being abandoned by her parents after an accident that left her seriously injured.
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Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
The Briton has invested in several business ventures and is also involved in social causes for the upliftment of the underprivileged.
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Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 July 2025
While continuing to fight for the underprivileged may come as a natural endeavor for his successor, the Catholic Church is not known for welcoming change, and Francis faced resistance to his more progressive positions on social issues.
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Jorge L. Ortiz,
USA Today,
6 May 2025
According to family members and officials, Christopher Cramp was a volunteer firefighter and outreach worker who helped the underprivileged.
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David Chiu,
People.com,
11 Apr. 2025
The Mexico native, who was raised in Los Angeles, is also noted for his charitable work, including participating for more than 30 years in the annual free Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners for the underprivileged at Hollywood’s Laugh Factory.
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City News Service,
Daily News,
30 Mar. 2025
For its part, the Chávez-Maduro regime in Venezuela has fostered grassroots political organizations among the underprivileged at the local and neighborhood level, including community water committees, land committees, and community councils.
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Cynthia J. Arnson,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Apr. 2014
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Emmet Lyons,
CBS News,
15 Dec. 2025
The organization helps the underprivileged gain access to recovery and mental-health programs.
—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
3 Nov. 2025
Speaking to Variety, Meddour said the film will follow Bellaribi, charting her upbringing within a poor family of Algerian immigrants in the underprivileged suburb of Nanterre and being abandoned by her parents after an accident that left her seriously injured.
—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
The Briton has invested in several business ventures and is also involved in social causes for the upliftment of the underprivileged.
—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 July 2025
While continuing to fight for the underprivileged may come as a natural endeavor for his successor, the Catholic Church is not known for welcoming change, and Francis faced resistance to his more progressive positions on social issues.
—
Jorge L. Ortiz,
USA Today,
6 May 2025
According to family members and officials, Christopher Cramp was a volunteer firefighter and outreach worker who helped the underprivileged.
—
David Chiu,
People.com,
11 Apr. 2025
The Mexico native, who was raised in Los Angeles, is also noted for his charitable work, including participating for more than 30 years in the annual free Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners for the underprivileged at Hollywood’s Laugh Factory.
—
City News Service,
Daily News,
30 Mar. 2025
For its part, the Chávez-Maduro regime in Venezuela has fostered grassroots political organizations among the underprivileged at the local and neighborhood level, including community water committees, land committees, and community councils.
—
Cynthia J. Arnson,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Apr. 2014
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