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Recent Examples of privation Economic privation could further encourage violent competition between Syrian armed groups over territory and revenues. Sam Heller, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024 But envisioning the privation that followed, with Panguna shut down, requires little imagination. Sean Williams, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024 Saunders and Gamble dig into the domestic privations of poverty — the lack of food and heat, the shame of wearing the same old clothes every day, the constant worry about what’s next. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024 Taped to a dry-erase board at the front of the cardio room, a patchwork of index cards lists some of these whys. Many are testament to the privations as well as to the prospects of life in America. Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for privation
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Noun
  • Early studies indicate that creatine supplements could enhance cognitive function in older adults and people with dementia or sleep deprivation.
    Staff Author Published, Verywell Health, 11 June 2025
  • There’s nothing but chaos and deprivation in the streets of America.
    Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2025
Noun
  • Brandon Bell/Getty Images What To Know A chronic lack of inventory, partially due to the fact that homebuilders in the U.S. significantly underbuilt in the years following the 2008 crash, contributed to bringing U.S. home prices through the roof in recent years.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
  • In American literature, this is perhaps a relatively recent phenomenon too, one that could be attributed to a lack of global (and local) educational foundation.
    Aram Mrjoian June 6, Literary Hub, 6 June 2025

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