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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He had endured times of privation as a boy, but he never dwelled on it.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Among other privations, energy rationing had been introduced for the first time in the capital, Havana, in mid-April.
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In so doing, it distracts its members from the drudgery and privation of daily organizational life.
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My privations were few-cold showers, and electricity for only four hours each day.
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Not only will there he material improvement for the average man, but an end to poverty and privation for all.
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She experienced a lot of pain and perhaps always would; her privations may have damaged her health permanently.
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The agony of the wilderness represents not just the awful physical, mental and spiritual privations.
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The President realized that there would be sacrifices and certain privations.