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Recent Examples of unprivileged
The pivotal addition to the the state Civil Code reads:
Existing law provides that libel is a false and unprivileged written publication that injures the reputation and that slander is a false and unprivileged publication, orally uttered, that injures the reputation, as specified.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
The researchers demonstrate how an unprivileged remote attacker can then recover secrets stored in Gmail, Amazon, and Reddit when the target is authenticated.
—Ars Technica, 28 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
The researchers demonstrate how an unprivileged remote attacker can then recover secrets stored in Gmail, Amazon, and Reddit when the target is authenticated.
—Ars Technica, 28 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprivileged
Adjective
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The memo adds that the boxes should go directly from farms to needy seniors.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
12 May 2025
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California joined a coalition of states Tuesday in suing the Trump administration over massive cuts to AmeriCorps, the federal program that each year deploys hundreds of thousands of volunteers to natural disaster sites and needy communities nationwide, state Atty.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Denying lawyers for the unemployed and evicted In some counties that have invested in public defender offices, indigent defense has been transformed.—
Ilana Panich-Linsman,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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In essence, the federal government has established a formula to assess the proportion of indigent patients served by a health system.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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McAfee shouted out underprivileged communities, homeless shelters and LGBTQ communities in referencing all the charity work he’s done.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Initially focused on feeding frontline workers, the foundation now works to assist underprivileged communities, in part by providing culinary training to children in need.—
Nazanin Lankarani,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Eagerly drinking the Kool-Aid is Simone DeWitt (Alcock), a formerly impoverished but deeply ambitious upstart from Buffalo who gets a taste of the lifestyle of the rich and famous as Michaela's uppity assistant.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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That could mean removing spending from public school meal programs for impoverished children, removing access to health care to people with developmental disabilities, or cutting Social Security payments to even the deficit.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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Telcos must have a 30% ownership by historically disadvantaged groups, in line with the country’s black economic empowerment (BEE) laws adopted after the end of Apartheid in 1994.—
Toby Shapshak,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Talking to Street Soccer coaches and players, some of whom have experienced homelessness, William was told how the new partnership will benefit socially disadvantaged adults and young people in the Leith area.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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Lillian Feldman was born to impecunious Jewish emigres in Cincinnati on July 13, 1927, the twelfth of thirteen children who were encouraged by their mother to draw on the walls.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
17 Oct. 2024
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Among them is the sardonic confidant, St. Quentin; the down-at-the-heels military man, Major Brutt; and the impecunious, high-living chancer, Eddie.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
18 Nov. 2021
Adjective
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Chicago Tribune 1924: After spending his final years living in the Hotel Warner at 33rd Street and Cottage Grove Avenue in Chicago, penniless and in rapidly declining health, architect Louis Sullivan died.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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Eugene was penniless and in debt to his sister to the tune of $2,000.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Some of the 221 Nicaraguans were left completely destitute.—
CD Goette-Luciak,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2025
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The bank seizes the family’s assets, leaving them relatively destitute.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Unprivileged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprivileged. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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