deprivation
Example Sentences
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The idea has driven adherents to extreme sleep deprivation and techno-rituals meant to placate an unborn AI.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
This targeted action meant that animals in the control group that had not experienced sleep deprivation did not show signs of excessive neural stimulation despite receiving caffeine.
From Science Daily • May 30, 2026
But prolonged deprivation makes it hard to dream of a better life.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
The lack of economic growth surely accounts for a shared sense of material deprivation.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
While the psychological testing provided more information to Lovelace, the exams were also a way to screen people for the sensory deprivation test.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
Vocabulary lists containing deprivation
"The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant
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"Number the Stars" by Lois Lowry, Introduction and Afterword
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