the homeless

noun

: homeless people : people who have no place to live
a shelter for the homeless

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The encampment’s location near a future tiny home site, the ideal ultimate destination for many of the homeless in question, is a small irony. Dain Fitzgerald, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025 The church originally applied in July 2023 to operate an outreach center for the homeless, an effort that was approved. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2025 Between 2019 and 2021, the homeless mortality rate in the county was 56 percent, according to the county's department of public health. Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025 Following a scuffle with its landlord earlier this year and complaints from nearby businesses, a North Sacramento church might have stopped offering services to the homeless on Del Paso Boulevard. Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for the homeless

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“The homeless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20homeless. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.

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