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overcrowd

verb as in congest

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verb as in deluge

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Bass announced Dains’ hiring in June 2023, touting her arrival as part of the mayor’s effort to turn around Animal Services, which faces chronic problems including overcrowding and staff shortages.

He said the force was concerned by "unacceptable levels of crime at the event" and that "step change" was needed in the running of the event to prevent overcrowding.

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Their success is one of the reasons the country's jails are so overcrowded, presenting prison officers with the challenge of keeping rival groups apart.

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A spokesperson on 26 November said that Palestinians were facing “facing critical shortages of supplies and services, as well as severe overcrowding and poor hygiene conditions” due to the blockade.

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These recalled offenders, they say, had been released early as part of the government's scheme to ease overcrowding in England and Wales.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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