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as in deprivation
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as in displacement
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Noun
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Midway through the film, an I.E.D. explodes just outside the apartment building, and the sequence that follows, in which the survivors gradually regain consciousness, is a tour de force of sensory deprivation and temporal dislocation.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2025 -
While some hardship builds character, suffering extreme deprivation does not guarantee success.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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This was next-gen performance born from racing and applied to touring, and it was all driven by a 260 hp, 3.3-liter Colombo V-12—with 275 cc of displacement per cylinder, hence the moniker—mated to the aforementioned five-speed manual transaxle.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
7 Apr. 2025
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In this powerful act of social and political resistance, this community centered nonprofit aims to fight off displacement and create opportunities for families and individuals to remain in their own neighborhoods.—
Alyza J Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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Out of the privation, the challenge, and the censure of slavery and the unfulfilled promise of post-Reconstruction justice, Black musicians embraced experimentation and innovation, ingenuity and joy, and a multigenerational call and response speaking truth to power that endures to the present day.—
Elizabeth Alexander,
Time,
1 Apr. 2025
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As a prisoner of war, Morris R. Wills faced a gamut of privations—he was left malnourished and consigned to filthy conditions amid the ever-present threat of execution.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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The forfeiture was included in the indictment filed against Madigan in March 2022, however the numbers have fluctuated slightly as the evidence was presented.—
Ray Long,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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Those who tried to skirt the requirement risked their children being kicked out of the tournament and the forfeiture of all their team’s games – without a refund of entry fees, usually between $1,000 and $2,000 per team.—
Kenny Jacoby,
USA TODAY,
24 Mar. 2025
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Some Israeli settlers have since October 7 called for a return to Gush Katif and for the re-settlement of Gaza, a movement emboldened by Israel’s right-wing politicians who have openly called for the expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza.—
Lauren Izso,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2025
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Though the state Board of Education overturned the expulsion, a Cobb County judge later reinstated it.—
Kristal Dixon,
Axios,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Protesters who have been demanding his ouster erupted in cheers at the ruling, waving flags and pumping their fists in the air.—
Jin Yu Young,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Although Yoon steadfastly denies any impropriety, mass protests erupted to demand accountability and his ouster.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
4 Apr. 2025
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Between those times, Chief U.S. District Judge James Boasberg in Washington D.C., temporarily blocked their deportation that Saturday while the case is litigated.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2025
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Panton is scheduled for an April 9 court hearing should there be a delay in deportation.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Apr. 2025
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Its migration and refugee services are the largest refugee resettlement agency in the world, according to the USCCB website.—
April Rubin,
Axios,
7 Apr. 2025
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Established by Congress in 1969 as a nonprofit corporation, the IAF funds efforts to combat poverty, migration and instability in Latin America and the Caribbean.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Dispossession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispossession. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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