slum
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Sometimes, classes are held in an open area in a slum with students seated on mats and carpets.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
She learnt that the child lived in a slum and could not afford to go to school.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
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
Policymakers who pushed slum clearance—Mr. Husock calls it “progressivism at its most confident”—likewise ignored the concerns of residents.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025
We passed Port Roosevelt, where there was a glimpse of red-belted ocean-going ships, and sped along a cobbled slum lined with the dark, undeserted saloons of the faded gilt nineteen-hundreds.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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