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deprivation

[dep-ruh-vey-shuhn] / ˌdɛp rəˈveɪ ʃən /


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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

The researchers also found that caffeine administered before sleep deprivation restored synaptic communication in the CA2 region and returned plasticity to normal levels.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

Human beings are remarkably resilient and can invent what they need even in conditions of terrible deprivation.

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

As far as I can figure, my coworkers’ neediness—because that’s what it is—stems from chronic deprivation.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich




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