as in deprived
kept from having the necessities of life or a healthful environment
disadvantaged families struggling to get by will be benefited by changes in the tax code
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Recent Examples of disadvantaged
In fact, white, Black, Hispanic and economically disadvantaged students all showed modest gains, on average.
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Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 29 Jan. 2025
The 27 schools in the Fort Worth area of the district have a larger percentage of lower performing schools and economically disadvantaged students.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Jan. 2025
For instance, at the eighth-grade math level, economically disadvantaged students scored, on average, 42 points below their peers who weren’t economically disadvantaged.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
One result of the policy is more children from underrepresented backgrounds around the state, such as students from socioeconomically disadvantaged households, are getting access to the accelerated math track.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 3 Feb. 2025
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Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 29 Jan. 2025
The 27 schools in the Fort Worth area of the district have a larger percentage of lower performing schools and economically disadvantaged students.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Jan. 2025
For instance, at the eighth-grade math level, economically disadvantaged students scored, on average, 42 points below their peers who weren’t economically disadvantaged.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
One result of the policy is more children from underrepresented backgrounds around the state, such as students from socioeconomically disadvantaged households, are getting access to the accelerated math track.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disadvantaged
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When the Home Secretary is abducted in the largest deprived area, Paradis City, special agent Fredrika (Julia Ragnarsson) enlists Emir (Alexander Abdallah), an ex-MMA fighter facing life in prison, to find the politician.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
20 Jan. 2025
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Yet the contrast is sharp between how AI is used in the experimental school—nestled within an abundance of human attention—and how it is used in more deprived circumstances.—
Allison Pugh,
WIRED,
7 Dec. 2024
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Numerous aid workers in northern Thailand described widespread panic and confusion following the sudden suspension of aid, especially among those whose work provides life-saving services to some of the world’s most vulnerable and impoverished people on both sides of the border.—
Ivan Watson,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, the sight of an unelected billionaire dismantling an agency that was set up to help the impoverished is already undermining faith in U.S. democracy.—
John Cassidy,
The New Yorker,
8 Feb. 2025
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Today’s youth can feel depressed by the state of society while remaining incredibly sensitive, inventive, and caring.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2025
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Man Shares Theory About Why Gen Z Are Depressed By Alice Gibbs Senior Life and Trends Reporter Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member news article 20 A 24-year-old marketing agency owner who lives in Tampa, Florida, has sparked discussion after sharing this theory about why Gen Z is depressed.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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As part of a program to help less fortunate communities, Jennifer is also overseeing the conversion of a San Francisco space to function as a ballet studio for underprivileged kids.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2025
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Since its establishment, the company’s ethos has been centered on community involvement with a focus on underprivileged youth.—
Molly Peck,
USA TODAY,
12 Jan. 2025
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“Disadvantaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disadvantaged. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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