disadvantaged

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Only one Ohio foundation - Cleveland's Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation - gave at least half of its grants for the disadvantaged, according to last week's report by the watchdog National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy of Washington, D.C. The report also recognized "the exemplary work" of foundations that supported 11

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  1. adjective Deprived of some of the basic necessities or advantages of life, such as adequate housing, medical care, or educational facilities.
  2. adjective Being at a disadvantage, especially with respect to competitive or opposing elements or forces: "We can't have . . . disadvantaged conventional forces on one hand and strategic nuclear forces on the other” (Bernard Rogers).
  3. noun Deprived people considered as a group. Often used with the.

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  • She saw herself as disadvantaged, and decided to rape me as a leveler. —  Jade Woman - Jonathan Gash - Lovejoy 12
  • If one of those kids stops going to high school before he has earned a diploma, I can assure you that no one has any problem labeling that kid as a high school drop-out, especially the right-wing nuts who love to label disadvantaged kids. —  jobsanger
  • Agriculture Minister Brendan Smith announced that the online application facility for the 2009 single farm payment, the disadvantaged areas scheme, and all other area-based schemes, including the new upland sheep payment, is now live. —  ENN.ie
  • The majority of Caldwell is economically disadvantaged, and Cari was known for buying coats and shoes for the children there, among other acts of kindness.
  • Help those who are suffering or disadvantaged, and as you yourself become awakened, help those who seek to make real their own potential. —  The Book Of THoTH, Popular Articles from The Archive Category - Philosophers - Plato
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