as in deprived
kept from having the necessities of life or a healthful environment an organization that distributes free books to underprivileged children
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Recent Examples of underprivileged There is tremendous focus on breaking the cycle of violence that underprivileged boys experience. —
Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2026 This can’t happen if our institutions remain focused on increasing access among privileged youth and simultaneously continue underinvesting in our nation’s underprivileged youth. —Jerel Ezell, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2026 Alchemist Community Development Corporation has won a $100,000 grant to fund free field trips for children from underprivileged schools to the Thursday Florin Farmers Market. —Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 6 Feb. 2026 Oscar, meanwhile, his idealism reawakened, sees an opportunity for an underprivileged kid with raw talent to escape her meager existence. —Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for underprivileged
Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2026 This can’t happen if our institutions remain focused on increasing access among privileged youth and simultaneously continue underinvesting in our nation’s underprivileged youth. —Jerel Ezell, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2026 Alchemist Community Development Corporation has won a $100,000 grant to fund free field trips for children from underprivileged schools to the Thursday Florin Farmers Market. —Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 6 Feb. 2026 Oscar, meanwhile, his idealism reawakened, sees an opportunity for an underprivileged kid with raw talent to escape her meager existence. —Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for underprivileged
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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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Yet certain charter schools rejected staffers’ demands and kept their focus on academic excellence, continuing to report exceptional results for disadvantaged students, even through the pandemic.— Steven F. Wilson, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
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What actually followed for me and my younger sister Marianne was six years at a boarding school for disadvantaged kids.— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 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 Braves couldn’t overcome a poor start from Reynaldo López and saw their six-game winning streak fall by the wayside in an 11-4 loss to the Nationals on Tuesday at Nationals Park.— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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In the days leading up to his fatal overdose, Prince was in poor health and was forced to cancel shows in Atlanta.— Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 21 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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“Underprivileged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/underprivileged. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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