overcrowding
Britishnoun
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Measures could include requiring operators to have a parking plan and to manage fleet sizes and operating areas, so bikes aren't overcrowding streets.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Families who lost loved ones in a crush caused by overcrowding in Seoul's narrow streets four years ago say they're appalled to see footage of it on the latest Call of Duty game.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Campbell, the Florida nurse who was strangled, voted with fellow nurses last year to unionize over issues including safety and what they say is patient overcrowding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Voter-approved law Proposition 57 passed in 2016 and was intended to address overcrowding in state prisons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
We had known, of course, that when overcrowding reached a certain point, the sickest were taken to the brick building at the foot of the great square smokestack.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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