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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 Mariam explained that she’d been admitted to Bronx Science through a program called Discovery, for students from disadvantaged backgrounds whose test scores fell just below the school’s cutoff line. —
Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026 Established by the Small Business Administration to assist small businesses owned by disadvantaged individuals, the 8(a) program fast-tracks access to federal contracting opportunities for participants. —Kelly Sloan, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026 Admitting underprepared students, especially those already disadvantaged, harms them. —David Blobaum, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026 The poll suggests that few men see themselves as disadvantaged compared to women in the workplace. —Alexandra Olson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for disadvantaged
Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026 Established by the Small Business Administration to assist small businesses owned by disadvantaged individuals, the 8(a) program fast-tracks access to federal contracting opportunities for participants. —Kelly Sloan, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026 Admitting underprepared students, especially those already disadvantaged, harms them. —David Blobaum, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026 The poll suggests that few men see themselves as disadvantaged compared to women in the workplace. —Alexandra Olson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for disadvantaged
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The advisory highlighted other barriers to rolling out Community Notes outside the US, including translation issues or how many countries will still lack full internet connectivity in rural or deprived areas, which could lead to biased notes.— Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 28 Mar. 2026
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The result has silenced journalists and editors and deprived listeners, viewers and readers from around the world who rely on VOA of news.— Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 23 Mar. 2026
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Marriott’s report was the first time a British aid charity had documented how taxpayers’ money was funding a business accused of detaining impoverished African patients.— Hettie O'Brien, The Dial, 21 Apr. 2026
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Sickert is showcased here for both his impressionistic instincts and his portrayal of previously taboo art subjects such as prostitutes and the impoverished.— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
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The father, Jagdish, told me that one of his children was vomiting and the other had bloody stools; both were depressed.— Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
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So why are young Americans so depressed about their economic future?— Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026
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Lamar Odom's foundation raised more than $2 million In 2004, Odom founded his charity, Cathy’s Kids, as a tribute to his late mother, with the goal of supporting cancer research and underprivileged youth.— Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
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Prince spent years using his platform to advocate for others by fighting for artists’ rights, the Black Lives Matter movement and underprivileged youth.— Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Disadvantaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/disadvantaged. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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