underprivileged
adjective
, -ˈpri-və-\
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depressed, deprived, disadvantaged
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The Panthers Foundation awarded a Community Champions Grant of $25,000 to the YMCA that is providing free swimming and water safety lessons to 175 underprivileged children in Broward County. — Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, "The Florida Panthers Foundation and YMCA team up for water safety awareness month," 2 July 2019 Hussle was posthumously awarded the Humanitarian Award for his community activism and efforts in underprivileged areas. — Rosy Cordero, EW.com, "BET Awards 2019: See the full list of winners," 24 June 2019 Later, brush up your acrobatic skills at a workshop with Phare, a Cambodian circus and social enterprise that employs underprivileged youth. — National Geographic, "Southeast Asia Family Journey: Vietnam to Cambodia," 12 June 2019 But to have this project feature heavy hitters such as Beyonce, Tyler Perry & Viola Davis, all for a great cause such as underprivileged children? — Rachaell Davis, Essence, "Tina Knowles-Lawson & Richard Lawson's Annual Wearable Art Gala Is Coming To Television," 11 June 2019 His establishment of Pakistan’s first cancer hospital and a college for underprivileged youth suggest an all too rare spirit of public service. — Sadanand Dhume, WSJ, "Will Imran Khan Turn Pakistan Into an Islamic Welfare State?," 12 July 2018 Common is also the creator of Common Ground Foundation, a non-profit that seeks to empower underprivileged youth to be strong citizens of the world. — Dave Brooks, Billboard, "Common Signs With UTA," 10 July 2018 Abell, better known for initiatives in education, health care and human services to help the underprivileged, invested in the company as part of its work to promote social goals such as increasing energy efficiency. — Lorraine Mirabella, baltimoresun.com, "After legal battle, Ford licenses hybrid engine technology from Baltimore-based tech firm, Abell Foundation," 12 Apr. 2018 Now 20 years old, Boke lives at City of Hope, an incredible children’s home and school for underprivileged children in Tanzania. — Shay Maunz, Glamour, "This Young Woman Is Fighting Poverty in Tanzania by Teaching Women to Make Clothes," 8 Mar. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'underprivileged.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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