Today, a great many people cannot find any work. People are dispossessed and cannot support themselves or their families. Many are homeless. For many others, work has become a rat race: something to be endured, not enjoyed.
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Dispossessed
Synonyms for "dispossessed" (24 found)
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15 entriesconfiscatedespoilevictevicted tenantexpropriateexpropriated tenantsexpropriated workerslandless peasantslow income communitiesmarginalized workersmigrant workerpropertyless migrantsrefugeerefugeesurban poor
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14 entriesdispossessed communitiesdispossessed farmersdispossessed individualsdispossessed landsdispossessed peopledispossessed peoplesdispossessed populationsdispossessed refugeesdispossessed tenantseconomic dispossessionmass dispossessionpolitical dispossessionstate of dispossessionthe dispossessed
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The natives were dispossessed of their homes and lands.
Source: tatoeba (6959101)
The Palestinians of the West Bank are being dispossessed of their lands and homes.
Source: tatoeba (6966173)
Those who lose will be the dispossessed, the hungry, the vulnerable, the defenseless and the children.
Source: tatoeba (10960279)
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