slums
Example Sentences
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Sixteen years ago, Abdi Nor Iftin was a Somali refugee living in one of the roughest slums in Kenya when he found out he had won the lottery of a lifetime.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Nubi proposes "gentrification" that upgrades slums like Makoko without displacing residents.
From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026
Mr. Mamdani knows full well that rent restrictions produce slums.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 11, 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
They had stopped the spread of MDR in the slums of Lima, and now they would do the same for other parts of Peru.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
