slums
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Residents are running guided tours through slums once controlled by gang leaders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026
He left a peerless catalogue of songs articulating the life of working class Irish immigrants, with tales of finding love in the slums littered with references to literature, mythology and the Bible.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026
Wine grew up in one of Kampala's biggest slums, Kamwokya, where thousands of Ugandans struggle to get by and feel forgotten by Museveni's government.
From Barron's ● Jan. 12, 2026
Relating his journey to becoming a visual storyteller, Thomas recalled growing up in “one of the worst slums of Philadelphia,” sitting on his front stoop reading Shakespeare, James Baldwin and Tennessee Williams, immersed and transported.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2025
Because of him, a whole bunch of people got to get out of the slums.
From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky
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