squalor
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The court heard that Pereira made allegations of Home Office "corruption", claimed illegal immigrants were employed by the government department and those in the system were living in "squalor".
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
Dogs that were rescued from squalor are now fighting crime on the streets of Manchester.
From BBC • Sep. 16, 2025
The Allies didn’t leave Germany and Japan to stew in their squalor; they had a plan not just for defeating the old regimes but helping to build new ones.
From Slate • Jun. 17, 2025
At the 1971 Pan American Games, for example, the athletes lived in squalor while AAU officials stayed in plush hotels.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2025
I had always felt a certain warmth with my mother, even when we had lived in squalor; but I felt none here.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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