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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

The cases rely on the Constitution’s guarantee of due process before being deprived of life, liberty or property.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 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

I felt better — my stomach, my skin — and, more surprisingly, I didn’t feel deprived.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

"You know how many Christmas Eves I've been deprived of my own blood kin? Now is that fair, to do that to a man? Lock him up for a crime he never did?"

From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick




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