cramped
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"I prefer staying outside after work, because inside the house there is no relief," said 45-year-old Devi, who lives in the cramped lanes of Delhi's Sundar Nagri district.
From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026
Today's the day it comes together, as 24 musicians breathe life into the music they penned in their cramped east London studio.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026
After the VA unveiled a plan during a federal court hearing in January to install 800 tiny homes on the campus, advocates for veteran housing criticized the 8-foot-by-8-foot sheds as cramped, flimsy and undignified.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Despite the cramped conditions, Lau is reluctant to leave a familiar area where she has built a social network, and hopes her application for transitional housing nearby would be approved.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
There were dozens of other dogs yapping and barking and anxiously pacing around in their cramped cages.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
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