underprivileged
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The SDC criterion, first introduced in 1998, provides the basis for underprivileged families to get priority pre-school placements.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
It lets institutions continue to support underprivileged students as long as those efforts use “race-neutral criteria such as family income, geographic location, first-generation status, individual hardship, military family status, or academic achievement.”
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026
He has fond memories of working to provide “internships for underprivileged kids in the hospitality business” and other charitable projects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
He fully intended to push through his scheme to sell shares in the World Cup by casting himself, believe it or not, as a defender of the downtrodden and underprivileged.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026
For instance, Raoul’s much ado about nothing comes by way of his father, a failed Shakespearean actor who gave up the dream and started a theater camp for underprivileged children.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
