privation
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After a childhood of privation, Zhang Xin educated herself abroad and rode China’s real-estate boom to become a billionaire.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
To be united for prayer again "is an indescribable feeling after two years of privation", Ghalid al-Nimra told AFP at Gaza City's Sayed Hachem mosque.
From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025
Larger fires are also adding to the job’s traditional dangers and difficulties, such as exposure to smoke and other toxins, long stretches away from home and physical privation.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2023
The film is an unusually layered look at how the combination of privation, misplaced familial loyalty and just plain rotten luck can make the immigrant experience in America a nightmare.
From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2023
At least, out on the beaches, her privation and fear are rinsed away by wind and color and light.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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