overcrowding

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Overzealous security guards, higher prices and overcrowding at parties also alienated longtime fans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

California’s elderly parole program originates from a federate court ruling aimed at reducing overcrowding in jails and is based in part on studies that show that the risk of recidivism decreases with age.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

Detention facilities are seeing more overcrowding and understaffing as the Trump administration ramps up enforcement in the interior of the country, experts said.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

But Karachi, home to more than 20 million, is especially notorious for poor construction, illegal extensions, ageing infrastructure, overcrowding, and lax enforcement of building regulations.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Libra not only could help earth by providing clean solar energy, but could also relieve overcrowding on earth by giving people someplace else to live.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins