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to end the occupancy or possession of
opponents of gentrification claim that the process unfairly dispossesses poorer residents of their long-established homes
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Recent Examples of dispossessed
Peter Saenger, WSJ, 22 Apr. 2022
Without the voices of the dispossessed, how can there be deconstruction?
—Audrey Clare Farley, The New Republic, 3 Jan. 2022
And when Israel gained its independence in 1948, Zionism became the world’s first successful Indigenous movement of a dispossessed and colonized people regaining sovereignty in their Indigenous homeland.
—Micha Danzig, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Dec. 2021
Chilton’s sonorous voice carries with it the perseverance and anguish of the dispossessed, disenfranchised and violated.
—Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2021
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Three days after his 10th birthday, his father, a depressed junkman, killed himself, and the experience of misfortune fueled the young artist’s identification with the dispossessed.
—Peter Saenger, WSJ, 22 Apr. 2022
Without the voices of the dispossessed, how can there be deconstruction?
—Audrey Clare Farley, The New Republic, 3 Jan. 2022
And when Israel gained its independence in 1948, Zionism became the world’s first successful Indigenous movement of a dispossessed and colonized people regaining sovereignty in their Indigenous homeland.
—Micha Danzig, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Dec. 2021
Chilton’s sonorous voice carries with it the perseverance and anguish of the dispossessed, disenfranchised and violated.
—Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2021
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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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This indicated that the animals were experiencing some internal signals of their deprived state, and potentially craved salt as a way to boost their blood volume without diluting ion levels.Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 28 Nov. 2024
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She was evicted in February and died in May, while homeless, just days short of her 71st birthday.Jessica Goodheart, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
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Erickson's life unraveled steadily for years — and then, after she was evicted, all at once.Jessica Goodheart, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
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The Danish public broadcaster, DR, reported Friday that Trump's team encouraged homeless and socially disadvantaged people in Greenland to appear in a video wearing MAGA hats after being offered a free meal in a nice restaurant.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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Someone who’s socially disadvantaged isn’t going to commute 75 miles, and remote work eliminates the barriers.Jason Elkin, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Mason Fung’s impoverished young defendant Ma Ka Kit is arrested after receiving a package of narcotics from overseas.James Marsh, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
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Since Sudan’s civil war drove a surge of refugees to Egypt starting in 2023, however, the impoverished government in Cairo has complained louder and louder about the burden of foreigners.Vivian Yee, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Maria Montessori stood before a crowd of 60 underprivileged children, her students.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
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He was elected to Congress in 1948, gaining acclaim for his promise to provide underprivileged children a free trip to Washington, D.C. to see Congress in action—at his own expense.Paul Glenshaw, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 July 2024
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That was, until big-hearted border officers took in these destitute immigrants, who found new lives in America as Selma and Lieu, Petunia and Peanut, Cupid, Penelope, Selena and Floyd.Lauren Villagran, Austin American-Statesman, 2 Jan. 2025
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Then, in 1888, its acres were set aside for disabled and destitute veterans.Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Also, many Americans are thrilled by their connection with needy persons through crowdfunding, preferring that to traditional giving.Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 2 Jan. 2025
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Mostly, Caritas helps needy families make ends meet, reaching almost 10,000 people in 2023, said Mr. Trincia of Caritas.Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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The commission supports indigent communities, including immigrants.Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
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The actual Bauhaus alumni did not arrive in America after World War II emaciated, indigent, and alone.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Dispossessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispossessed. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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