slums

Example Sentences

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Nubi proposes "gentrification" that upgrades slums like Makoko without displacing residents.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

He has also appeared at demonstrations, and spent Christmas Day visiting some slums and dancing with people in the streets.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026

Relating his journey to becoming a visual storyteller, Thomas recalled growing up in “one of the worst slums of Philadelphia,” sitting on his front stoop reading Shakespeare, James Baldwin and Tennessee Williams, immersed and transported.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2025

The wonderful century also saw the plunder of the Earth’s resources, suffering in urban slums and humanitarian catastrophe in Europe’s colonies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

He was as familiar with its gleaming mansions as its darkest slums.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock