cramped

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I’m in a cramped examination room at a clinic in Panama City.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

His family moved in with his grandmother, squeezing into a cramped apartment full of aunts, uncles and cousins.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

“These are cramped surroundings,” said James Holmes, a professor of maritime strategy at the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

When AFP visited, relatives of the missing packed into a local elder's cramped home, showing WhatsApp and Facebook groups filled with blurry images, unverified lists and rumours.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Marti watched as a CIA technician, toiling away in the cramped embassy office, carefully assembled a dead-drop package designed to look like a beat-up pack of cigarettes.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau