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Recent Examples of unprivileged
Most of the vulnerabilities outlined in this new Nvidia security advisory would appear to be in the user layer mode of the GPU display driver, and successful exploitation would allow an unprivileged attacker to cause what’s known as an out-of-bounds read leading to the impacts already mentioned.
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Davey Winder, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
It’s folks who are unprivileged who will be forced to resort to unsafe methods of avoiding pregnancy or terminating pregnancy.
—Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker, 1 July 2022
The vulnerability lets an unprivileged user overwrite data that is supposed to be read-only, which can lead to additional privilege escalation.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 3 May 2022
Judge David Carter of the District Court for the Central District of California ordered Eastman to begin reviewing at least 1,500 pages per business day starting on Friday, and immediately transfer any unprivileged documents to the committee.
—Grace Segers, The New Republic, 28 Jan. 2022
Who is really the fraud, the empty-headed playboy who gets by on connections and unearned income, or the unprivileged striver?
—Megan O’Grady, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2020
However, modern processors come with a power meter built-in and allow unprivileged users to read out its measurements from software.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 10 Nov. 2020
Other brokers within the firm are working to ensure that unprivileged children in the area get something in their stockings this year.
—Amanda Molitor, The Denver Post, 21 Nov. 2019
The service may be started or stopped by unprivileged users.
—Jim Salter, Ars Technica, 7 Aug. 2019
Davey Winder, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
It’s folks who are unprivileged who will be forced to resort to unsafe methods of avoiding pregnancy or terminating pregnancy.
—Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker, 1 July 2022
The vulnerability lets an unprivileged user overwrite data that is supposed to be read-only, which can lead to additional privilege escalation.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 3 May 2022
Judge David Carter of the District Court for the Central District of California ordered Eastman to begin reviewing at least 1,500 pages per business day starting on Friday, and immediately transfer any unprivileged documents to the committee.
—Grace Segers, The New Republic, 28 Jan. 2022
Who is really the fraud, the empty-headed playboy who gets by on connections and unearned income, or the unprivileged striver?
—Megan O’Grady, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2020
However, modern processors come with a power meter built-in and allow unprivileged users to read out its measurements from software.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 10 Nov. 2020
Other brokers within the firm are working to ensure that unprivileged children in the area get something in their stockings this year.
—Amanda Molitor, The Denver Post, 21 Nov. 2019
The service may be started or stopped by unprivileged users.
—Jim Salter, Ars Technica, 7 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprivileged
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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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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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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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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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Even the Kremlin’s own human rights council had denounced the charges as unwarranted, adding its voice to a chorus of support for Prokopyeva in what became a battle of wills between an impecunious local reporter and Russia’s powerful security apparatus.Andrew Higgins, BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2020
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His half-Danish father, Prince Andrew, second in line to the Greek throne, was sentenced to death after the army was defeated in Smyrna by the Turks, saved only by the intervention of George V. In 1930, after eight years of impecunious exile in Paris, the family dispersed.Moira Hodgson, WSJ, 4 Dec. 2020
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One follower gave the movement her life savings before dying of cancer, virtually penniless.Michael Rothfeld, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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Will Smith stars as a penniless Anthony Ramos lookalike fish named Oscar, who wiles away his days scrubbing cetaceans’ tongues clean in the 'Whale Wash,' fantasizing about the good life.Them, Them, 23 Dec. 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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“Unprivileged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprivileged. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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