unhoused
adjective
un·housed
ˌən-ˈhau̇zd 
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One chilly day in November 2025, community worker Mike Prado drove through Abilene, Tex., handing out blankets, socks, and jackets to unhoused individuals across the city.
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Andrew R. Chow, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
The death last month of former NFL player Kevin Johnson is possibly connected to three other killings of unhoused people in the same area that occurred over the last four months, Los Angeles County detectives said Tuesday.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
Veterans, people 24 and under who recently aged out of foster care, and unhoused people are no longer exempt from work requirements.
—Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 1 Feb. 2026
The group of three volunteers had walked a slice of West Oakland since 6 a.m. and counted only a handful of unhoused people.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
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Andrew R. Chow, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
The death last month of former NFL player Kevin Johnson is possibly connected to three other killings of unhoused people in the same area that occurred over the last four months, Los Angeles County detectives said Tuesday.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
Veterans, people 24 and under who recently aged out of foster care, and unhoused people are no longer exempt from work requirements.
—Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 1 Feb. 2026
The group of three volunteers had walked a slice of West Oakland since 6 a.m. and counted only a handful of unhoused people.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Unhoused.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unhoused. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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