depravation

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"This has led to a large proportion of people needing to pay out of pocket, an option which is out of reach in areas of depravation where obesity rates are significantly higher."

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2025

The new lawsuit against Baldwin, though filed in California, relies on provisions of New Mexico state law regarding the depravation of benefits, also known as “loss of consortium.”

From Washington Times • Feb. 10, 2023

Wallenda, who has made successful walks across Niagara Falls and above Times Square, said he has been training with an oxygen depravation mask to mirror the conditions above the volcano.

From Reuters • Feb. 27, 2020

In a sublime study of gradual depravation, Arquette transforms into a deeply unmotivated prison employee who is hardened by her own unhappiness, succumbing to both desire and resentment.

From Washington Post • Nov. 14, 2018

By such depravation, nobleness of character is utterly destroyed.

From Beauty Illustrated Chiefly by an Analysis and Classificatin of Beauty in Woman by Walker, Alexander