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deprive

verb as in keep or take away something wanted, needed

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A food charity helping people in deprived areas across Surrey and Sussex says this winter could be the toughest yet for its users.

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

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They also suggested it would drive children into dark corners of the internet and deprive young people of social contact.

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He called it "a very positive sign" for athletes "unjustly deprived due to the political situation."

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The October employment report has been canceled and the November report will come out late, depriving the Federal Reserve of critical information before its next meeting to decide whether to cut interest rates again.

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