How to Use the disadvantaged in a Sentence
the disadvantaged
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Instead of focusing on himself, Warnock said Scott devoted his life to public service and fought for the disadvantaged.
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Greg Bluestein,
AJC.com,
2 May 2026
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School leaders say the approach will offer more resources to the disadvantaged students living nearby than a traditional public school can provide.
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Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2026
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Nevertheless, the algorithms’ tendency to advantage the advantaged and disadvantage the disadvantaged seems clear.
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Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
2 June 2026
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The contraction of humanitarian budgets signals a weakening of global solidarity with the disadvantaged.
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Arif Husain,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Nov. 2025
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Those who dismissed intersectionality saw such policies as little more than allowing the disadvantaged to commit crimes without consequences to make up for past inequities, afflicting crime victims from the same disadvantaged communities.
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John Scott Lewinski,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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