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squalor

noun as in filth, poverty

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Social reformers saw only crowding and squalor, but black wealth was accruing through the ownership of property.

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Dogs that were rescued from squalor are now fighting crime on the streets of Manchester.

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National Guard to combat what he called “crime, bloodshed, bedlam and squalor.”

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On Monday, in remarks filled with falsehoods and misleading statements, the president announced a federal takeover of Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department to root out “crime, bloodshed, bedlam and squalor.”

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At a press conference, he declared "Liberation Day" for the city and pledged to "rescue our nation's capital from crime, bloodshed, bedlam and squalor and worse".

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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