The family was living in squalor.
I was shocked by the squalor of their surroundings.
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They are often banned from visiting temples and forced to live apart from higher-caste communities, often in squalor and farther from access to services.—Esha Mitra, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025 The writer-director revisits an idea that worked well in his screenplay for 2002’s Chicago — paralleling squalor and splendor, with central characters stuck in grim reality seeking escape through Golden Age Hollywood musical fantasy.—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 Bryant was arrested on Friday after sheriff's deputies found three of her children living in squalor in a condominium.—Gina Kaufman, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025 Residents of the building, which is owned by an affiliate of CBZ Management, all moved out by Tuesday under a closure order, but, until then, many had laid their heads to sleep in squalor.—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for squalor
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