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deprivations

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Such support can come with deprivations as well as gratifications.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

There is a romantic quality even to the deprivations Smith chronicles, an effect heightened by what she chooses to highlight or withhold.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025

"When hazards overlap or strike repeatedly, they compound existing deprivations."

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

The news organisations noted that: "Journalists endure many deprivations and hardships in warzones. We are deeply alarmed that the threat of starvation is now one of them."

From BBC • Jul. 24, 2025

By the time Cullen arrived in Amagansett, Americans had begun to feel the deprivations of war.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple