squalid
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Thousands of Rohingya have tried in recent years to leave Cox's Bazar, where more than a million refugees forced to flee war-torn Myanmar's Rakhine state live in squalid conditions.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Cities are squalid crime hives that need to be tamed or abandoned in the Sheridanverse, whereas small towns and Western vistas are quaint canvases fertile with possibility.
From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2026
"It was an absolutely awful, squalid, very unhygienic scene," Norris remembers of his visit to Save A Paw.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
“I remember sitting in my squalid cubicle and thinking, ‘My God, my life is a total waste.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
Marshall Square was squalid, dark, and dingy, but we were all together and so impassioned and spirited that I barely noticed my surroundings.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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