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Recent Examples of overcrowded
Several neighbors stated that the home was overcrowded.
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Charna Flam, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
Forty years ago, policymakers reacted to the crack cocaine epidemic by passing new mandatory sentencing laws that destroyed families, led to overcrowded jails and prisons and contributed to fiscal pressures that some local governments felt during the early 2000s.
—Darrell Steinberg, The Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2024
Rafah was overcrowded with displaced Palestinians as, weeks into Israel’s war, the Israeli army ordered everyone from northern Gaza to evacuate south.
—Ahmed Abu Artema, TIME, 12 Oct. 2024
Shelter conditions were sometimes poor, overcrowded or lacked privacy.
—Lindsey Leake, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2024
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Charna Flam, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
Forty years ago, policymakers reacted to the crack cocaine epidemic by passing new mandatory sentencing laws that destroyed families, led to overcrowded jails and prisons and contributed to fiscal pressures that some local governments felt during the early 2000s.
—Darrell Steinberg, The Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2024
Rafah was overcrowded with displaced Palestinians as, weeks into Israel’s war, the Israeli army ordered everyone from northern Gaza to evacuate south.
—Ahmed Abu Artema, TIME, 12 Oct. 2024
Shelter conditions were sometimes poor, overcrowded or lacked privacy.
—Lindsey Leake, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Overcrowded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overcrowded. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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