crammed

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At the camp, nearly 200 families are crammed into fragile shelters stitched together from straw, torn fabric and sheets of plastic.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

Thousands of Malawians have crammed into a field in the South African city of Durban in dire conditions, desperate to return home and escape a wave of violence against foreigners.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

Options traders are bracing for what could be a very busy few days as a number of potentially market-moving developments are being crammed into a shortened four-day trading week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

From the floor to ceiling, more than 20,000 books were crammed every which way into shelves they’d built and stained themselves nearly 20 years before.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

There was a half-second pause as it studied him, baring a row of yellow teeth crammed into a gummy black mouth.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray