overcrowded

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Recent Examples of overcrowded Classrooms are overcrowded, teachers underpaid, schools under-resourced. Noliwe Rooks, Time, 16 July 2025 Carol Reith of the 200 block of Sky Hill Road was cited Wednesday after police and animal control authorities found the dogs living in overcrowded and unsanitary conditions without air conditioning and with evidence of inbreeding, Wauconda police said. Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025 The city has five schools that opened about 25 years ago during a time when district-run schools in the city were overcrowded and underperforming, the mayor said. Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2025 During a recent tour, Rep. Maxwell Frost said detainees described unsanitary conditions, including overcrowded cages, limited access to clean water, and inadequate food. Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for overcrowded
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crowded
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  • Develop Personal Relations Through Storytelling In a crowded digital world, the key to genuine volunteer recruitment is building personal relationships and sharing purposeful stories.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
  • There's now expected to be a crowded primary that will provide a window into how Democrats have settled on crafting a tougher messaging strategy going into the midterm elections.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 27 July 2025

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“Overcrowded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overcrowded. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

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