overcrowding
Example Sentences
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Executives initially worried the image was a sign of overcrowding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
The act includes a wide-ranging package of measures and, as a result, thousands of offenders are to be released early from September, in an effort to relieve overcrowding.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Many detention facilities reportedly suffer from overcrowding, unsanitary conditions, and spotty access to healthcare.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2026
Even some tourists agree the overcrowding is unpleasant.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
We had known, of course, that when overcrowding reached a certain point, the sickest were taken to the brick building at the foot of the great square smokestack.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
