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For Black Americans, who are often already stigmatized as unlovable and undeserving of care, our communities’ lack of expansive intimacy also reproduces the rejection and denial many of us experience in mass society.
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Dr. Jenn Jackson, Essence, 12 Dec. 2022
But our immigration system is built on a premise that they are undocumented and undeserving of citizenship status. . . .
—Teresa Mathew, The New Yorker, 22 June 2022
But with so many submissions (more than 800 in the drama supporting actor and actress categories alone!), the line between undeserving and unsung was thinner than ever.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2022
Yet, these efforts are repeatedly countered by claims that those who need relief are ultimately undeserving.
—Nicole Hemmer, CNN, 29 Apr. 2022
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Dr. Jenn Jackson, Essence, 12 Dec. 2022
But our immigration system is built on a premise that they are undocumented and undeserving of citizenship status. . . .
—Teresa Mathew, The New Yorker, 22 June 2022
But with so many submissions (more than 800 in the drama supporting actor and actress categories alone!), the line between undeserving and unsung was thinner than ever.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2022
Yet, these efforts are repeatedly countered by claims that those who need relief are ultimately undeserving.
—Nicole Hemmer, CNN, 29 Apr. 2022
See all Example Sentences for undeserving
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“Undeserving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undeserving. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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