slum
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Every morning, Shakuntala Devi and Shakiba Bibi - neighbours at a slum in India's capital Delhi - leave their homes, walking from one shop to another in search of a cooking gas cylinder.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
“I’ve never been, nor will I ever become a magnate,” Maduro said in a speech at a Christmas dinner in a Caracas slum just before breaking into a folk song.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025
Murals, sculptures and other works depicting Hernandez have been inaugurated recently, including a large painting of his face on a wall in Petare, the biggest slum in Caracas.
From Barron's • Oct. 19, 2025
One of those counterproductive policies was slum clearance, which paved the way for public housing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025
Kim, Farmer, and Bayona had proven that effective MDR treatment was possible, even in a slum in a poor country.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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