- present participle of deprive.
depriving
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They don’t need to know their father is a deadbeat dad and is depriving them of their college fund.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
"Change doesn't mean depriving people of their rights," Lula has said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
Habba apparently hasn’t yet collected her fee, and this revelation may just end up depriving her of most of it.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
Pitch Nine will be out of action until 2029 at the earliest, depriving Lord's of one of its main TV pitches.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
They thus appear as agents potentially capable of blocking the whole process of energy production and depriving the cells of utilizable oxygen.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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