on the street

Without a job, unemployed, as in After they fired her she was on the street for two years . [First half of 1900s]
Released from prison, as in One more year and he'll be back in the street . [First half of 1900s]
Without a regular place of residence, homeless, as in It's terrible to be on the street in winter . [Mid-1800s]

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No fatalities have yet been reported by authorities but footage showed people lying wounded on the street.

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Video showed her lying prone on the street as an officer handcuffed her, noting that she had been shot in the arm.

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She was so well-known that people called out to her on the street.

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Elon Musk proved that on a Tesla earnings call on Tuesday, letting down the carefree facade he's shown off while talking about putting federal workers out on the street, to say he's been rattled by the plummeting reputation of his automaker.

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In India, you can face criminal charges for tethering an animal on the street, flying a kite in a manner that causes alarm, skipping a school attendance order or handing a feeding bottle to a mother who can't breastfeed.

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