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as in deprivation
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as in displacement
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In Five Minutes Sleep deprivation affects millions of Americans, with approximately 70 million people suffering from chronic sleep problems according to health authorities.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025 -
Without this phase of sleep, horses can suffer from REM deprivation, leading to drowsiness and even collapse.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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From the enslaved people who built the foundations of our economy, to the immigrants who fueled its innovation, to Indigenous communities who have survived centuries of displacement, our nation has always been shaped by diversity, equity and inclusion.—
Stacey Abrams,
Essence,
4 July 2025
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In an instant anyone living in or near an active fire zone can experience evacuations, displacement, loss of property, loss of life and health concerns.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2025
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The policy, while inevitably controversial, was meant to correct for the nearly fifty years of brutal privations that Black South Africans endured under apartheid.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
1 June 2025
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But whereas the first generation of Chinese entrepreneurs grew up poor and were happy to wring a livelihood from cheap imitations, today’s tech graduates were spared the privations of their parents and yearn for something more meaningful.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
29 May 2025
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The budget also provides $2 million in funds to retain roughly a dozen assistant district attorneys for the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office, which was facing a staffing shortage, as well as an increase in the county’s share of fines and forfeitures issued by the Sheriff’s Office.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
3 July 2025
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On Wednesday, the Justice Department filed a civil forfeiture complaint in a US district court to recover $225.3 million in Tether cryptocurrency from seven virtual currency addresses.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
19 June 2025
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While many viewers called for his expulsion online, he was dumped from the show in an act of typical game play on day 27.—
Daysia Tolentino,
EW.com,
8 July 2025
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For these immigrants, 1492 held double significance: the year of Jews’ expulsion from Spain, as well as Columbus’ voyage of discovery.—
Flora Cassen,
The Conversation,
27 June 2025
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Former committee Chair Steve Southerland, R-Morristown, who led the Senate panel last year, was replaced in the top post by Sen. Shane Reeves, R-Murfreesboro ― though Senate leaders have declined to say publicly that defeat of the governor's bill was the specific reason for Southerland’s ouster.—
Vivian Jones,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Following his ouster, Shooter reemerged with a new company, Voyager Communications, which launched the Valient Comics imprint.—
Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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But the second Trump administration’s mass deportation goals prompted Democratic lawmakers to further limit cooperation earlier this year, and the federal government has filed a lawsuit challenging those laws.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
10 July 2025
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Federal immigration authorities continue to pursue deportations not only of undocumented immigrants but also of former green card holders with past criminal records.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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The migration reflects changing realities in the business.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 July 2025
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Additional research is needed; however, climate change affects all bird migration.—
The San Diego Union Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 July 2025
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“Dispossession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispossession. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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