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deprives

verb as in keep or take away something wanted, needed

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The lawsuit claims the children died trying the "blackout challenge", in which a person intentionally deprives themselves of oxygen.

From BBC

The ban, they argue, can't be justified by any state interest and deprives Arizonans of "agency, bodily autonomy, and the right to control their own futures."

From Salon

This classification, according to the complaint, means that contestants are inhibited from engaging in certain activities, such as collective bargaining, and deprives them of workplace protections guaranteed to employees under the National Labor Relations Act.

Speaking to BBC West, Mr McNeillie warned persistent absence deprives children not just of a good education but of the opportunity to build social skills.

From BBC

Excluding women from leadership deprives young female doctors of role models.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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