homelessness

Example Sentences

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Now he could well become L.A.’s first homeless mayor—fittingly, in a city where homelessness is the greatest civic obsession as well as the greatest civic bane.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

“She made the case to the voters that she would take street homelessness seriously and actually deliver results,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

A severe shortage in social homes, an increase in homelessness and rising property costs prompted the Scottish government to declare a national housing emergency in 2024.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

And the whiskers are playing an outsize role in an election where cost-of-living, homelessness and public safety weigh heavily on Californians.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

She knew the feeling of being faced with homelessness.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack