cramped
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In the cramped Netherlands, he said, such a plot would have cost at least $1 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Her mother and grandmother are still living in a hostel seven years later -- just two of the many thousands of people evacuated from ruined buildings to cramped temporary lodgings.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
After the VA unveiled a plan during a federal court hearing in January to install 800 tiny homes on the campus, advocates for veteran housing criticized the 8-foot-by-8-foot sheds as cramped, flimsy and undignified.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
It was so cramped, he said, that everyone had to sleep sitting up.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
There was a pitcher and washbasin in the cramped lavatory.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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