cramped
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“Without a comprehensive transit system, we could have empty stadiums and cramped roadways,” Bass said at a meeting of the Metro board last week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Some 7-10 workers squeeze into tiny rooms, sleeping and cooking in the same cramped space while paying little more than five dollars a month each.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
She was 14 years my senior and returned home at night to a husband and three daughters on Long Island, while the rest of us headed to cramped apartments in the city.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
He vomited and cramped during his four hours and 36 minutes on court, saying it felt as if his "whole body starts to collapse".
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
She leads us through a narrow hallway lined with photographs and into a cramped kitchen.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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