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
The Danish public broadcaster, DR, reported Friday that Trump's team encouraged homeless and socially disadvantaged people in Greenland to appear in a video wearing MAGA hats after being offered a free meal in a nice restaurant.
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The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 11 Jan. 2025
Someone who’s socially disadvantaged isn’t going to commute 75 miles, and remote work eliminates the barriers.
—Jason Elkin, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
The four-year grants are available to communities that meet federal requirements as disadvantaged, according to city officials.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
Aldine currently enrolls nearly 58,000 students, more than 91 percent of whom are economically disadvantaged.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 11 Jan. 2025
Someone who’s socially disadvantaged isn’t going to commute 75 miles, and remote work eliminates the barriers.
—Jason Elkin, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
The four-year grants are available to communities that meet federal requirements as disadvantaged, according to city officials.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
Aldine currently enrolls nearly 58,000 students, more than 91 percent of whom are economically disadvantaged.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disadvantaged
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When the Home Secretary is abducted in the largest deprived area, Paradis City, special agent Fredrika (Julia Ragnarsson) enlists Emir (Alexander Abdallah), an ex-MMA fighter facing life in prison, to find the politician.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
20 Jan. 2025
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Yet the contrast is sharp between how AI is used in the experimental school—nestled within an abundance of human attention—and how it is used in more deprived circumstances.—
Allison Pugh,
WIRED,
7 Dec. 2024
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Guatemala, a small, impoverished nation scarred by a brutal civil war, has a substantial undocumented population in the United States.—
Daniele Volpe,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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The workshop's initial mission was to provide a trade for widows and other impoverished Palestinian women.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
18 Jan. 2025
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Trump’s high-end real estate ambitions with GOP connections Gen Z employees are stressed, depressed, and burnt out: Study Netflix keeps raising prices.—
Quartz Bot,
Quartz,
22 Jan. 2025
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The study also reveals that 46 percent of Gen Z felt stressed (compared to the 35 percent employee average), 35 percent felt depressed (compared to 20 percent average), 44 percent felt burned out (compared to 34 percent), and 30 percent felt isolated (compared to 22 percent).—
Jess Thomson,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Figure Skating in Harlem is a first of its kind organization that mentors young girls of color in underprivileged communities, helping to transform their lives and grow in confidence, leadership and academic achievement for their futures.—
Danielle Jennings,
People.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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More than 30 years after Voinovich and the bishops proposed vouchers as a solution for underprivileged children in a single city, public subsidies for private school tuition were now universal in Ohio, covering tens of thousands of families.—
Alec MacGillis,
ProPublica,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Disadvantaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disadvantaged. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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