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disinherited

verb

past tense of disinherit

as in deprived

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Disqualifying both lists would have deprived the vast majority of Palestinian voters of their preferred political representation.

— Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
But the strain extends across the Global South, where developing nations struggle with a prolonged energy crisis that disproportionately squeezes the planet’s most deprived.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 20 Oct. 2026

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Residents said most of the children killed lived in the Dir Colony neighborhood, where the school is located, leaving them unsure which bereaved family to visit first to offer condolences.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
Residents said most of the children killed lived in the Dir Colony neighborhood, where the school is located, leaving them unsure of which bereaved family to visit first to offer condolences.

— Riaz Khan, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

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The Montaukett, the original inhabitants of the Hamptons, were stripped of their land and tribal rights a century ago.

— Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026
Recent wildfires have stripped vegetation from nearby hillsides, leaving the ground more vulnerable to mudslides.

— Brittney Ermon, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

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