- past tense form of dispossess.
- past participle of dispossess.
dispossessed
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“Hip-hop has become the global language of resistance — the musical form through which the dispossessed and disenfranchised articulate grievance and assert dignity,” Singh said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
Abdulmejid thus became, uniquely, the caliph of the Turkish Republic and the only caliph not to be sultan—until he, too, was dispossessed and exiled in 1924.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
With six minutes of regular time remaining, he dispossessed an opponent, surged forward and coolly fired the ball into the net.
From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026
Swede Elanga dispossessed Fulham defender Ryan Sessegnon before feeding Osula out on the right.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2025
Discharged with or without honor, fired with or without severance, dispossessed with or without notice, they hung around for a while and then could not imagine themselves anywhere else.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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