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
This economic continuity is particularly valuable in disadvantaged communities, where residents may lack the resources to evacuate or stockpile supplies before emergencies.
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Elie Y. Katz, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
But the announcement has revived a longstanding debate about whether counting caste will uplift disadvantaged groups – or further entrench divisions.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
Telcos must have a 30% ownership by historically disadvantaged groups, in line with the country’s black economic empowerment (BEE) laws adopted after the end of Apartheid in 1994.
—Toby Shapshak, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
More than 95% of the school’s students are classified as economically disadvantaged.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 May 2025
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Elie Y. Katz, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
But the announcement has revived a longstanding debate about whether counting caste will uplift disadvantaged groups – or further entrench divisions.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
Telcos must have a 30% ownership by historically disadvantaged groups, in line with the country’s black economic empowerment (BEE) laws adopted after the end of Apartheid in 1994.
—Toby Shapshak, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
More than 95% of the school’s students are classified as economically disadvantaged.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disadvantaged
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In the last election, some of the most deprived areas of the country — based on factors like income, housing and health — voted for the Conservative Party for the first time.—
Josh Holder,
New York Times,
24 June 2024
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But what makes Seller’s story sing is his vivid recollection of a deprived childhood with demanding parents, his first job as a booking agent, and his coming out during the early days of the AIDS epidemic.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
26 Apr. 2025
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During campaign events, Lee, who grew up in an impoverished farming household and toiled in factories as a child, spoke from behind bullet-proof glass to crowds, which were surveyed by rooftop police snipers.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
4 June 2025
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Curtis’ extraordinary talent is first recognized in kindergarten, when a charitable foundation donates instruments to his impoverished public school.—
Joan Gaylord,
Christian Science Monitor,
29 May 2025
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That would increase to 40% for productions outside of the Los Angeles area, or in economically depressed areas of Los Angeles.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
23 May 2025
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Escorting the world's loneliest elephant across Asia In 2020, when most of the world was sealed up due to the COVID pandemic, Cher was flying around Asia fighting for Kaavan, a depressed elephant, stuck in a particularly nasty zoo in Pakistan.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
20 May 2025
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McAfee shouted out underprivileged communities, homeless shelters and LGBTQ communities in referencing all the charity work he’s done.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Initially focused on feeding frontline workers, the foundation now works to assist underprivileged communities, in part by providing culinary training to children in need.—
Nazanin Lankarani,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Disadvantaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disadvantaged. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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