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Recent Examples of overcrowded
More than 146,000 schoolkids slept in shelters or in the overcrowded homes of friends and extended family, an annual count from Advocates for Children of New York shows.
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Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 16 Dec. 2024
The people granted clemency were largely those placed under house arrest during the COVID-19 pandemic when prisons across the country relocated thousands of people to home confinement, seeking to curb the spread of the respiratory virus in overcrowded correctional facilities.
—Javier Zarracina, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Animal fostering is an essential part of pet rescue, helping to create space in overcrowded shelters; offer a secure and nurturing space for animals recovering from trauma or illness; and provide more individualized attention and training, which can help their chances of being adopted later on.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
This was the year Dimes Square finally lost its cool, or at least got overcrowded, so everyone migrated down Canal instead.
—The Editors, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2024
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Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 16 Dec. 2024
The people granted clemency were largely those placed under house arrest during the COVID-19 pandemic when prisons across the country relocated thousands of people to home confinement, seeking to curb the spread of the respiratory virus in overcrowded correctional facilities.
—Javier Zarracina, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Animal fostering is an essential part of pet rescue, helping to create space in overcrowded shelters; offer a secure and nurturing space for animals recovering from trauma or illness; and provide more individualized attention and training, which can help their chances of being adopted later on.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
This was the year Dimes Square finally lost its cool, or at least got overcrowded, so everyone migrated down Canal instead.
—The Editors, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Overcrowded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overcrowded. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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