overcrowded
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While a change in state law championed the use of such programs in 2017, concerns have been raised that the programs are overcrowded and sometimes dangerous.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
They’re terrible places, but they don’t seem overcrowded.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
The UN said last week that many displaced families in Gaza were still forced to shelter in overcrowded tents or severely damaged structures due to the absence of safer alternatives.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
St. Göran’s now regularly receives referrals from overcrowded hospitals with no AI.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Other Jews were relocated behind thick walls and barbed wire in overcrowded city ghettos, created in large cities such as Warsaw and Lodz.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Vocabulary lists containing overcrowded
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: over-
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over (above, too much)
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