: homeless people : people who have no place to live
a shelter for the homeless
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Lingering Concerns Despite scrapping the warning period, officers can’t go straight to arresting the homeless.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
23 July 2026 Multiple audits have flagged a lack of oversight, while a task force of federal prosecutors have brought at least three fraud cases over the use of funds intended to help the homeless.—
Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
22 July 2026 Antioch, Leininger said, did not have proper plans in place prior to the homeless abatement operation.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
17 July 2026 Advocates for the homeless are especially concerned about a new city parks ordinance that restricts the provision of medical care and food in city parks.—
Josh Katz,
New York Times,
15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for the homeless