unhoused
adjective
un·housed
ˌən-ˈhau̇zd 
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Cold temperatures are one of the biggest causes of death and injury for unhoused people.
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Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
The think tank does not recommend that unhoused people not originally from the King County region be left alone.
—Spencer Pauley | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Feb. 2025
In the week after the confirmation of a clean-up, DCR officials provide notice to the unhoused people at the site and staff place notices to vacate on unauthorized encampments and tents, the agency said.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2025
Thomas attributed some of that bump to proactive policing made possible by a reduction in unhoused people in the downtown core and those who were living in large encampments.
—Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 9 Feb. 2025
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Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
The think tank does not recommend that unhoused people not originally from the King County region be left alone.
—Spencer Pauley | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Feb. 2025
In the week after the confirmation of a clean-up, DCR officials provide notice to the unhoused people at the site and staff place notices to vacate on unauthorized encampments and tents, the agency said.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2025
Thomas attributed some of that bump to proactive policing made possible by a reduction in unhoused people in the downtown core and those who were living in large encampments.
—Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 9 Feb. 2025
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“Unhoused.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unhoused. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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