deprivation
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Longtime Cuba observers say that there is little chance that increased deprivation will spark a popular rebellion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Federal prosecutors in Minnesota had been preparing to charge Castro with deprivation of rights under color of law for the shooting of Sosa-Celis, according to several people familiar with the case.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
The charge Evans sought, deprivation of rights under color of law, has been brought against police officers accused of excessive force and other misconduct that can carry significant prison time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
In the SynAIRgy trial, people who received AD109 experienced fewer interruptions in breathing, less oxygen deprivation, and better overall blood oxygen levels while they slept.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
As far as I can figure, my coworkers’ neediness—because that’s what it is—stems from chronic deprivation.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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He added, “These deprivations, while grievous, do not infringe upon any deeply rooted constitutional right.”
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
Its annual inflation rate is about 69%, the IMF said, while average Iranians face fuel shortages and other wartime deprivations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
"When hazards overlap or strike repeatedly, they compound existing deprivations."
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025
Geoff Dyer is among the great uncategorizable prose writers of the past several decades and he also went to Oxford, albeit at the end of the 1970s, with the war deprivations of yore in rearview.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2025
Despite the ordeals and deprivations, his face continued to radiate his innocence.
From "Night" by Elie Wiesel
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"The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant
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