the homeless

noun

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

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Individuals most at risk during these events include the homeless, elderly, and those with inadequate heating. Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025 This has created the mechanism by which both homelessness and homelessness spending continuously grow—a handful of beneficiaries monopolize available resources while the bulk of the homeless population is left wanting. Christopher Calton, Oc Register, 4 Dec. 2025 Another improvement Henges noticed was that a lot of the homeless individuals coming to use the winter shelters are there for the first time. Kansas City Star, 3 Dec. 2025 Restaurant manager Bernardo Ruiz earlier told CBS News Miami that this is not an isolated incident and insisted that there is a major issue with the homeless in the area. Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 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 14 Dec. 2025.

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