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deprive

[dih-prahyv] / dɪˈpraɪv /


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What did we need him for when we could just buy the Bitcoin ourselves and deprive him of the arbitrage?

From Slate Sep. 20, 2026

"This shows that fires not only destroy forests but also deprive animals of shelter and food," Argitoe said.

From Barron's Sep. 5, 2026

The latter option would deprive the department of some of the most cutting-edge AI models in the world.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

Ian Russell warned in January that an Australia-style ban would "create a false sense of safety", push children to other areas of the internet, and deprive them of connection.

From BBC Jun. 14, 2026

But even as he undertook the work, events occurred that were to change its character and indeed to deprive him of his material.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Cleage gives the women plenty of substance, though her novelistic mode — more telling than showing — deprives her drama of style.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2026

This particularly deprives eastern parts of the country of rainfall and sees a later start to the northern wet season -- though less chance of tropical cyclones.

From Barron's Jun. 11, 2026

Perhaps that’s Zhao’s point, that loss deprives us of the people we once were.

From Salon Nov. 30, 2025

A heart attack deprives heart muscle cells of oxygen and nutrients, causing many of them to die.

From Science Daily Nov. 21, 2025

This deprives children of much of the freedom and interaction and development that can occur during free time with each other and with their own selves.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

In short order, wrote California historian Kevin Starr, the city was deprived “of its central landmark,” a river that was “possessed of its own special sort of greatness.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

The UVM team instead asked what would happen if cancer cells were deprived of one of their most important antioxidant defenses.

From Science Daily Sep. 17, 2026

In particular, opponents said, the Postal Service rules would have deprived millions of Americans of the ability to vote because many jurisdictions wouldn’t have had any feasible way to comply in time for the midterms.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

It was a major setback that deprived the IBA of a key source of its international influence.

From Salon Sep. 14, 2026

By keeping the assault charge, Judge Carter deprived Claudette of peace of mind.

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose

The squeeze is depriving Tehran of its main source of foreign currency, exacerbating the economic crisis as the value of the Iranian rial plunges and inflation runs at more than 80% year-over-year.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

Though hugely popular with visitors, short-term lodgings are blamed by residents in many popular travel destinations for depriving locals of apartments for long-term rent and pushing up prices.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

In 2023, his team reported that depriving colon cancer cells of arginine caused them to accumulate more mutations.

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

“A shorter timeline would be artificially compressed and risks depriving this Court of a full record on which to decide this $110 billion case.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

The lady Froweridel died giving birth to me, depriving also my brother, Laertes, and my father, Polonius, of her care.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein




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