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deprived

[dih-prahyvd] / dɪˈpraɪvd /


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The team also compared ants that had been fed with ants that had been deprived of food.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

"This service is already making a real impact, particularly for women living in more deprived communities, by making contraception easier to access closer to home," she added.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

She lives in the deprived East Marsh area of Grimsby, a neighbourhood she says is often derided as a place of crime and unemployment.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

As such, the U.S. team was deprived of the opportunity to rise to the occasion in epic fashion as Americans have so frequently done.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

I remember being punished— sent to my room without dinner, deprived of this or that, firm scoldings.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth




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