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deprived

[dih-prahyvd] / dɪˈpraɪvd /


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The courts are therefore deprived of a massive number of cases which could help shape and further consumer law were courts allowed to consider those matters instead of arbitrators.

From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026

Data from the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation found Blaenau Gwent was the Welsh local authority with the highest concentration of deprived neighbourhoods.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

With crude exports from Iranian ports effectively stopped up, the country will be deprived of a large chunk of its oil revenues.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The appeals court found “the trial court’s handling of the note deprived defendant of his constitutional right to counsel at a critical stage of his trial.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

I was born with half my brain dried up like a prune, deprived of blood by an unfortunate fetal mishap.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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