the homeless

noun

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

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Kevin Jiang was a 26-year-old Yale graduate student, an Army veteran, and, his friends say, a man of faith who volunteered with the homeless. Emma Steele, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2025 The area is known for gang violence and drug use, much of it by the homeless people living in and around the park. Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025 Celebs including Lily James, Hamish Blake and Ash Barty showed support for his endeavor and his run raised millions for the homeless. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025 Concern for the homeless in Pensacola In Pensacola, transit bus drivers provided free transportation to area cold weather shelters that made room for record numbers of people. John Bacon, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 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 1 Feb. 2025.

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