squalor
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Ahead of the implementation of the law change, the BBC accompanied London's Metropolitan Police as officers visited suspected cuckooing properties and witnessed shocking signs of squalor.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Critics once argued that capitalism bred poverty and squalor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Dogs that were rescued from squalor are now fighting crime on the streets of Manchester.
From BBC • Sep. 16, 2025
“Maybe I wanted, somehow, to remove myself from that dirt and squalor and aspire to something.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2025
What squalor and disorder her sister lived in!
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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