overcrowding
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The high numbers have rekindled concerns about overcrowding on the mountain, especially if poor weather shortens the climbing window.
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
Paris museums like the Louvre and Musée d’Orsay are experiencing significant overcrowding, prompting recommendations for alternative, less-visited sites.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
This in turn has led to "overcrowding", forcing some bears to stray out of the mountains -- which make up around 80 percent of Japan -- towards areas inhabited by humans, experts say.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
More than 600 prisoners have been released early from Scotland's jails since November but it has done little to ease overcrowding, new data shows.
From BBC • May 4, 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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