the disadvantaged
noun
: people who lack the things (such as money and education) that are considered necessary for an equal position or opportunity in society
protecting the rights of the disadvantaged
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Even in the disadvantaged Tecnica, driving on snow with TC and ESC turned on remained entirely possible without too much tail-happy squirrelliness.
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Michael Teo Van Runkle, Ars Technica, 8 Apr. 2024
Lucy Potter, of Greater Hartford Legal Aid Inc., Hartford, will receive the Charles J. Parker Legal Services Award for her dedication to the delivery of legal services to the disadvantaged in Connecticut.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2024
To reduce extreme inequality’s threat to economic security and upward mobility, the United States needs policies that enhance the skills and opportunities of the disadvantaged.
—Melissa S. Kearney, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2017
If slouching among privileged white Americans could indicate an enviable carelessness, it was seen as proof of indolence when adopted by the disadvantaged.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
In addition, the disadvantaged have suffered the most from rising food and fuel prices, too often leading the poorest families to sell off vital economic assets and withdraw their children from school.
—Robert Jenkins, Foreign Affairs, 21 May 2012
Many signs were put up by residents who live in the disadvantaged communities that surround the delta, which already suffer from some of the worst air quality and water contamination issues in the state.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 29 Feb. 2024
In Alaska, the Chilkoot Indian Association will get $1.4 million for a charging station in the disadvantaged community of Haines.
—Aarian Marshall
matt Simon, WIRED, 11 Jan. 2024
In addition to building houses for the disadvantaged around the world, the Carters also shared a mutual love for bird-watching and fly-fishing, even building a fly-fishing pond on their Georgia property.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 19 Nov. 2023
Michael Teo Van Runkle, Ars Technica, 8 Apr. 2024
Lucy Potter, of Greater Hartford Legal Aid Inc., Hartford, will receive the Charles J. Parker Legal Services Award for her dedication to the delivery of legal services to the disadvantaged in Connecticut.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2024
To reduce extreme inequality’s threat to economic security and upward mobility, the United States needs policies that enhance the skills and opportunities of the disadvantaged.
—Melissa S. Kearney, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2017
If slouching among privileged white Americans could indicate an enviable carelessness, it was seen as proof of indolence when adopted by the disadvantaged.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
In addition, the disadvantaged have suffered the most from rising food and fuel prices, too often leading the poorest families to sell off vital economic assets and withdraw their children from school.
—Robert Jenkins, Foreign Affairs, 21 May 2012
Many signs were put up by residents who live in the disadvantaged communities that surround the delta, which already suffer from some of the worst air quality and water contamination issues in the state.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 29 Feb. 2024
In Alaska, the Chilkoot Indian Association will get $1.4 million for a charging station in the disadvantaged community of Haines.
—Aarian Marshall
matt Simon, WIRED, 11 Jan. 2024
In addition to building houses for the disadvantaged around the world, the Carters also shared a mutual love for bird-watching and fly-fishing, even building a fly-fishing pond on their Georgia property.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 19 Nov. 2023
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“The disadvantaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20disadvantaged. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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