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Discover LudwigThe phrase "actually disadvantaged" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone or a group that is genuinely at a disadvantage in a particular situation or context.
Example: "The new policy has left many families actually disadvantaged, struggling to make ends meet."
Alternatives: "truly disadvantaged" or "genuinely disadvantaged".
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Even if men are actually privileged in society, the belief that they aren't is enough to push them to respond to perceived discrimination in the same way that actually disadvantaged members of society do.
"They look generally to improve performance for lower performing, or lower ability pupils rather than specifically tackling those that are actually disadvantaged by poverty which is the main aim of the grant".
Animals incapable of homosexual bonding are actually disadvantaged in the wild".
The face of everything from Sacai to Supreme to Saint Laurent, she has quickly become the figurehead for a new gen of models who are so privileged they're actually disadvantaged in the industry.
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Second, neither religious leaders nor practicing politicians nor government employees have found the levers that actually make disadvantaged families more durable or functional.
6 12 Additionally, there is little information about the extent to which home-visiting services actually reach disadvantaged mothers.
(R02) I would've upgraded to an iPhone earlier but I didn't have the money … you have to remember that people that can't afford this are actually becoming disadvantaged.
(R04) Participants also expressed concern about learners' ability to access mobile computing devices; 40% identified cost as a limiting factor in adoption of the technology (students 43%, residents 40% and faculty 40%): I would've upgraded to an iPhone earlier but I didn't have the money … you have to remember that people that can't afford this are actually becoming disadvantaged.
By implication, the allegedly disadvantaged people who voted for Brexit and Trump are actually not that disadvantaged at all, and Pinker suggests the reasons they rallied to populism can be placed squarely in the realm of emotional prejudice and resistance to "progress".
Sir Martin Harris, the director of the Office for Fair Access, called for "a significant shift in focus," adding that universities needed "to concentrate more on the outcomes of their work," meaning actually admitting disadvantaged students, rather than simply getting them to apply or to visit the campus.
Some - including the Washington Post - have argued that, far from being naturally disadvantaged, left-handed "southpaws" actually stand a better-than-average chance of reaching the White House.
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