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slum
noun as in tenement
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Example Sentences
The old city slums were cleared, but many people were moved to damp, isolated tower blocks with limited amenities.
Beyond Prodigy’s Neverland jungle compound is a crowded city resembling the slums of “Blade Runner.”
Growing up in a slum of Washington, D.C., he had inherited his father’s harsh Pentecostal Christianity and his notions of discipline, heaven and hell.
"We have slums here, we're getting rid of them," he said from behind the podium in the White House press room.
"We're getting rid of the slums," he said, without giving further details.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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