deprivation
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Deprivation cuts the other way: isolation is “agonizing,” Mr. Rein tells us, “one of the worst fates a human can experience.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025
We have collectively taken fewer vacation days since the 1980s, according to data from the American Travel Association, and Expedia’s Vacation Deprivation Report finds that our country is bad at getting away.
From Slate • Jul. 20, 2025
The records also showed that despite A&E staff noting Lilian was able to make her own decisions, a nurse later applied for a Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards order.
From BBC • Nov. 2, 2024
The two areas have similar scores for road accidents and crime, according to a government measure called the Index of Multiple Deprivation, but Great Bridge has a larger black, Asian and minority ethnic population.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2024
Deprivation of work, particularly among men, is strongly associated with depression and violence.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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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