the downtrodden
noun
: people who are without hope because of being treated badly by powerful people, governments, etc.
He showed compassion for the downtrodden.
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Both artists love refurbishing Classic Bruce gestures into sleek new products, but where The War on Drugs’ lyrics can be frustratingly opaque, Fender strives to place us in the downtrodden reality he’s left behind but can’t escape.
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Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2025
This would absolutely be a home run hire for the downtrodden Raiders.
—Vincent Frank, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
After covering his difficult adolescence in the downtrodden industrial town of Stoke-on-Trent, Better Man turns to Williams’s early years in the music industry.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025
But the ascent of Mr. Boko, a charismatic orator with a flair for promising to defend the downtrodden, reveals the cracks in Botswana’s miracle rags-to-riches story.
—Keletso Thobega, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2025
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Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2025
This would absolutely be a home run hire for the downtrodden Raiders.
—Vincent Frank, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
After covering his difficult adolescence in the downtrodden industrial town of Stoke-on-Trent, Better Man turns to Williams’s early years in the music industry.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025
But the ascent of Mr. Boko, a charismatic orator with a flair for promising to defend the downtrodden, reveals the cracks in Botswana’s miracle rags-to-riches story.
—Keletso Thobega, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2025
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“The downtrodden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20downtrodden. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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