become disadvantaged
Frequency: 7.09.8 per million words
Used to describe a change of state into an unfavorable position.
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Examples (10)
- Without internet access, many students become educationally disadvantaged.
- After the factory closed, thousands of workers suddenly became financially disadvantaged.
- Certain rural communities have become severely disadvantaged due to a lack of investment.
- If the new law passes, low-income families will become even more disadvantaged.
- He worried his children would become socially disadvantaged in the new country.
- The report showed that single-parent households are more likely to become disadvantaged.
- The economic downturn caused a whole segment of the population to become disadvantaged.
- We must implement policies that prevent people from becoming disadvantaged in old age.
- She never imagined that a sudden illness would cause her to become so disadvantaged.
- Children in conflict zones often become the most disadvantaged members of society.