overcrowded
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On Thursday, hundreds of prisoners will walk free from prison as part of the government's expanded early release scheme to free up capacity in overcrowded prisons across the country.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
A colonial-era complex built by the British, Insein is known for its squalid and overcrowded conditions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
They pay smugglers thousands of dollars to board unstable and often overcrowded rubber dinghies to make the hazardous illegal journey across one of the world's busiest shipping routes.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Pelinka mentioned a consolidation trade that ships two players out for one as a possible solution to the overcrowded roster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
The bus was overcrowded, so I stood for most of the trip.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
Vocabulary lists containing overcrowded
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: over-
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over (above, too much)
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