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cramped

[krampt] / kræmpt /


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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

One million of the province's estimated eight million inhabitants have been displaced by years of conflict and live cheek-by-jowl in cramped camps.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Psychologically, they counter the angst triggered by cramped, airless, maze-like commuter warrens.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Out on the street, the shops circle around us, further conveying the cramped nature of the neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

The houses were surprisingly alike on either side of this crucial dividing line: small, dark, and cramped.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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