unhoused
adjective
un·housed
ˌən-ˈhau̇zd 
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The victim — who has not been formally identified by the county Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office — was reported missing June 22, three days after the unhoused man was last seen alive in the area of Wool Creek Drive, according to the San Jose Police Department.
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Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2025
State data also leaves unanswered questions about unhoused populations, outdoor workers and people who need mental health treatment, experts say.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 29 Sep. 2025
By actively targeting visible signs of poverty through encampment clearance and arrests of unhoused people, the Trump Administration is trying to remove evidence of our economy’s failure to provide sufficient wages and adequate social services that would prevent people from living on the streets.
—Time, 16 Sep. 2025
From mobile health units that bring care to unhoused populations to virtual oral health consultations that extend dental access to remote areas, FQHCs often deploy practical, scalable solutions that larger systems only pilot.
—Dr. Ara J. Baghdasarian, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2025
State data also leaves unanswered questions about unhoused populations, outdoor workers and people who need mental health treatment, experts say.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 29 Sep. 2025
By actively targeting visible signs of poverty through encampment clearance and arrests of unhoused people, the Trump Administration is trying to remove evidence of our economy’s failure to provide sufficient wages and adequate social services that would prevent people from living on the streets.
—Time, 16 Sep. 2025
From mobile health units that bring care to unhoused populations to virtual oral health consultations that extend dental access to remote areas, FQHCs often deploy practical, scalable solutions that larger systems only pilot.
—Dr. Ara J. Baghdasarian, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Unhoused.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unhoused. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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