cramped
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Growing up as the youngest of nine children in a cramped council flat in Kilburn, north London, from the age of eight she juggled schoolwork and part-time jobs to earn pocket money.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
One million of the province's estimated eight million inhabitants have been displaced by years of conflict and live cheek-by-jowl in cramped camps.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
Out on the street, the shops circle around us, further conveying the cramped nature of the neighborhood.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
The report said observers witnessed prisoners voting in cramped quarters that didn’t allow for privacy and having to hand their ballots to others to put in the box.
From Salon • May 6, 2026
We alighted with cramped limbs and no idea where we were.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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