the homeless

noun

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

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Video clips of California cities’ squalid encampments of the homeless, the smash-and-grab robberies and the sometimes violent demonstrations against Trump’s immigration sweeps would bolster the sour image that those in other states already have of California. Dan Walters, Mercury News, 19 June 2025 Meiner argues the homeless Bikini Hostel clients should be moved off of Miami Beach to Camillus House in mainland Miami. Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 10 June 2025 Was Galliano making a statement on class and privilege with this collection, or mocking the homeless? Samantha Tse, CNN Money, 30 May 2025 Sarah Fox, chief executive of the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness, said her organization is focused on helping people get housed and increasing funding for the homeless response system. Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 26 May 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 4 Jul. 2025.

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