deprive
Example Sentences
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It has deprived him of his preferred weapon of economic pressure just weeks before he lands in Beijing for a summit with the Chinese leader.
The Pungs say the government has deprived them of the fair-market value of their home.
Responding to the sanction, Benfica said it "regrets being deprived of the player while the process is still under investigation".
From BBC
This outpouring of funds has sounded alarm bells for critics who see these new centers as depriving attention from disciplines they consider more important and which have simultaneously seen a decrease in support.
The Covid-19 pandemic scuppered a previous target to finish the work this year, depriving the basilica of crucial income from ticket sales.
From Barron's
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