the underprivileged
noun
: poor or disadvantaged people
We have to find ways to help the underprivileged.
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The mission of the Joe Burrow Foundation is to provide resources and support the underprivileged and underserved.
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Kelsey Conway, The Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2024
The earmark of a great nation is how its people treat the destitute or the underprivileged who began life in figurative chains.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2024
His relentless advocacy for solutions that uplift the underprivileged positions him as an ideal candidate to bridge the chasms that separate us.
—Matthew Beers, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2024
Although she is portrayed as divisive, Chisholm also shows perseverance in pursuing her goals against the odds and standing up for the underprivileged.
—Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
District 2 – Madison Nguyen During her nine years on the San Jose City Council, Nguyen was independent and fiscally prudent, with a compassion for the underprivileged that stems from growing up in a family of Vietnam refugees who arrived here with next to nothing.
—Mercury News Editorial, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2024
Does Jacobs’ sympathy for the underprivileged extend to Palestinians?
—Isaac Lozano, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2023
There, the underprivileged dead are processed into nascent tree saplings, then shifted to an ominously unspecified location.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 15 Oct. 2023
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Kelsey Conway, The Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2024
The earmark of a great nation is how its people treat the destitute or the underprivileged who began life in figurative chains.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2024
His relentless advocacy for solutions that uplift the underprivileged positions him as an ideal candidate to bridge the chasms that separate us.
—Matthew Beers, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2024
Although she is portrayed as divisive, Chisholm also shows perseverance in pursuing her goals against the odds and standing up for the underprivileged.
—Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
District 2 – Madison Nguyen During her nine years on the San Jose City Council, Nguyen was independent and fiscally prudent, with a compassion for the underprivileged that stems from growing up in a family of Vietnam refugees who arrived here with next to nothing.
—Mercury News Editorial, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2024
Does Jacobs’ sympathy for the underprivileged extend to Palestinians?
—Isaac Lozano, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2023
There, the underprivileged dead are processed into nascent tree saplings, then shifted to an ominously unspecified location.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 15 Oct. 2023
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“The underprivileged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20underprivileged. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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