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
"Yet ongoing clashes are driving mass displacement, pushing exposed contacts into overcrowded camps and severing critical containment corridors," he added.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
They’re terrible places, but they don’t seem overcrowded.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
St. Göran’s now regularly receives referrals from overcrowded hospitals with no AI.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
The clinic treated hundreds of people every day, who came sometimes from great distances, by foot, on donkey, or on the overcrowded passenger trucks on Highway 3.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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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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