squalid
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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
Soutine settled into a squalid artists’ colony in Montparnasse as one among many Jewish immigrants living there.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
The 10th floor is filled with notoriously squalid cells.
From Slate • Oct. 10, 2025
The employees stressed that many workplace problems they want to see fixed — including low pay and squalid living conditions — predate Trump’s second stint in the White House.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2025
Immediately following marriage they rented a shack in one of the squalid yards of the ghetto.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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