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unhoused

[uhn-hohzd] / ʌnˈhoʊzd /
ADJECTIVE
without permanent shelter
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The 2026 Homeless Count recorded just 27 unhoused individuals in 16 dwellings, such as vehicles, tents or makeshift shelters, in Malibu.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Taken the evening of January 20, the estimate found 395 to 517 unhoused individuals on the system compared to 631 to 684 in 2025 and over 1,000 in 2024.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Many words are now taboo, and there’s an entire new anxiety-inducing vocabulary: unhoused, undocumented, unequal.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

Dobbins is described as a 68-year-old unhoused, previously convicted felon, with ties to California City and Palmdale, according to police.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2026

Call the creatures Whose naked natures live in all the spite Of wreakful heaven, whose bare unhoused trunks, To the conflicting elements expos'd, Answer mere nature; bid them flatter thee; O! thou shalt find— TIMON.

From Timon of Athens by William Shakespeare




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