the disadvantaged
noun
: people who lack the things (such as money and education) that are considered necessary for an equal position or opportunity in society
protecting the rights of the disadvantaged
Examples of the disadvantaged in a Sentence
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If slouching among privileged white Americans could indicate an enviable carelessness, it was seen as proof of indolence when adopted by the disadvantaged.
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Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
In addition, the disadvantaged have suffered the most from rising food and fuel prices, too often leading the poorest families to sell off vital economic assets and withdraw their children from school.
—Robert Jenkins, Foreign Affairs, 21 May 2012
Many signs were put up by residents who live in the disadvantaged communities that surround the delta, which already suffer from some of the worst air quality and water contamination issues in the state.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 29 Feb. 2024
In Alaska, the Chilkoot Indian Association will get $1.4 million for a charging station in the disadvantaged community of Haines.
—Aarian Marshall
matt Simon, WIRED, 11 Jan. 2024
In addition to building houses for the disadvantaged around the world, the Carters also shared a mutual love for bird-watching and fly-fishing, even building a fly-fishing pond on their Georgia property.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 19 Nov. 2023
The Muslim activists who, in early June, founded the 99 Coalition PAC—its name referring to the 99 names of Allah from the Quran, as well as the economic needs of the 99 percent—say that lobbying for a cease-fire is consistent with their ongoing mission to try to lift up the disadvantaged.
—Hafiz Rashid, The New Republic, 4 Nov. 2023
For the disadvantaged, a God who is looking after them in this life, as well as the next, dangles a golden carrot at a time when social mobility is becoming harder to come by due to increasing inequality.
—Elle Hardy, The New Republic, 23 Oct. 2023
Now the city estimates that there are between 4,500 to 6,000 trees in the disadvantaged neighborhoods.
—Amanda Gokee, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2023
Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
In addition, the disadvantaged have suffered the most from rising food and fuel prices, too often leading the poorest families to sell off vital economic assets and withdraw their children from school.
—Robert Jenkins, Foreign Affairs, 21 May 2012
Many signs were put up by residents who live in the disadvantaged communities that surround the delta, which already suffer from some of the worst air quality and water contamination issues in the state.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 29 Feb. 2024
In Alaska, the Chilkoot Indian Association will get $1.4 million for a charging station in the disadvantaged community of Haines.
—Aarian Marshall
matt Simon, WIRED, 11 Jan. 2024
In addition to building houses for the disadvantaged around the world, the Carters also shared a mutual love for bird-watching and fly-fishing, even building a fly-fishing pond on their Georgia property.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 19 Nov. 2023
The Muslim activists who, in early June, founded the 99 Coalition PAC—its name referring to the 99 names of Allah from the Quran, as well as the economic needs of the 99 percent—say that lobbying for a cease-fire is consistent with their ongoing mission to try to lift up the disadvantaged.
—Hafiz Rashid, The New Republic, 4 Nov. 2023
For the disadvantaged, a God who is looking after them in this life, as well as the next, dangles a golden carrot at a time when social mobility is becoming harder to come by due to increasing inequality.
—Elle Hardy, The New Republic, 23 Oct. 2023
Now the city estimates that there are between 4,500 to 6,000 trees in the disadvantaged neighborhoods.
—Amanda Gokee, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2023
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“The disadvantaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20disadvantaged. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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