as in deprived
kept from having the necessities of life or a healthful environment
disadvantaged families struggling to get by will be benefited by changes in the tax code
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Recent Examples of disadvantaged
Congress and the Biden administration designed the programs to ensure that low-income and other disadvantaged households received a significant share of the benefits.
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Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 2 June 2026
With a state economy that has improved since taking a big hit in the early 2010s, Illinois’ leaders are now arguing over whether to continue funding mental health centers, summer jobs programs and after-school programs for disadvantaged children, Martwick said.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2026
But the vote went against the UC Academic Senate’s own Standardized Testing Task Force, which said use of test scores could actually boost admission rates for students from disadvantaged backgrounds and school districts.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
Concerns stem from accusations of taking unfair advantage of vulnerable target groups, including children or disadvantaged people.
—Ezgi Eyüboğlu, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 May 2026
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Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 2 June 2026
With a state economy that has improved since taking a big hit in the early 2010s, Illinois’ leaders are now arguing over whether to continue funding mental health centers, summer jobs programs and after-school programs for disadvantaged children, Martwick said.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2026
But the vote went against the UC Academic Senate’s own Standardized Testing Task Force, which said use of test scores could actually boost admission rates for students from disadvantaged backgrounds and school districts.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
Concerns stem from accusations of taking unfair advantage of vulnerable target groups, including children or disadvantaged people.
—Ezgi Eyüboğlu, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disadvantaged
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Rayner is a former carer and trade unionist who came from a deprived household in Stockport, near Manchester, and became a mother at 16.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
14 May 2026
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The alliance jointly fought the 2024 general election and deprived Modi of an outright majority, forcing him to rely on the support of regional parties to form a coalition government.—
Shilpa Jamkhandikar,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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Transposing the book onto a contemporary setting, Jude’s take centers on an impoverished Romanian migrant, Gianina, played by a sensational Ana Dumitrașcu, who finds work as a housekeeper and au pair for a smugly bourgeois-bohemian couple living in Bordeaux.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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To ease the financial burden on the most impoverished, the government said tax exemptions would apply to micro-enterprises and those earning less than $680 a month.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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Wright’s comments come as the latest data from IMF’s PortWatch showed traffic remains depressed through Hormuz, a key route for exporting crude from the Middle East.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
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As anxiety has mounted about depressed entry-level hiring, with Gen Z crowds even booing luminaries such as Eric Schmidt amid commencement speeches touting AI, Dimon has given warm but blunt advice to ambitious young workers.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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Jackson would invite hundreds of children to come play at his ranch, particularly ill and underprivileged kids.—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 June 2026
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To combat this, the MSG family of companies announced Wednesday an initiative through its partner, Garden of Dreams Foundation, to give away 250 free tickets for each of Games 3 and 4 to underprivileged youth throughout New York City.—
Devon Henderson,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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“Disadvantaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disadvantaged. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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