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The Jesuits started missions among the Raramuri in the 1600s but were expelled from all Spanish territories in 1767, in part because colonists complained the missions were depriving them of Indigenous labor.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2022

As a witness at City Council hearings, he mocked complaints by landlords and property owners associations that rental regulations were depriving them of honest profits.

From Washington Post • Mar. 12, 2020

By Monday, they had carved containment lines around 18 percent of the fire's perimeter and were depriving advancing flames of fresh fuel by clearing smaller trees and brush that has yet to burn.

From Reuters • Jun. 5, 2012

The Huguenots were skilled craftsmen but some feared that they were depriving Londoners of work.

From BBC • May 30, 2012

You told me you were a poor student; I thought you were depriving yourself for me.

From The Widow Lerouge by Gaboriau, Émile