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The building was in good repair, but very much overcrowded.
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Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
By 1948, when Israel declared independence, thousands of Palestinian refugees fled to Gaza, turning it into an overcrowded enclave under Egyptian rule.
—Efrat Lachter, Fox News, 5 Feb. 2025
According to an obituary, Kim worked with a nonprofit organization that rescues and transports dogs from overcrowded shelters to loving homes.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Set amid the pandemonium of an overcrowded, under-resourced Pittsburgh ER, the series, like 24 and Hijack, plays out in near-real time; the season splits a single shift into 15 hourlong episodes.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 31 Jan. 2025
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Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
By 1948, when Israel declared independence, thousands of Palestinian refugees fled to Gaza, turning it into an overcrowded enclave under Egyptian rule.
—Efrat Lachter, Fox News, 5 Feb. 2025
According to an obituary, Kim worked with a nonprofit organization that rescues and transports dogs from overcrowded shelters to loving homes.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Set amid the pandemonium of an overcrowded, under-resourced Pittsburgh ER, the series, like 24 and Hijack, plays out in near-real time; the season splits a single shift into 15 hourlong episodes.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Overcrowded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overcrowded. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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