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- noun Plural form of
slum . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
slum .
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Examples
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While rotting in slums or a jail cell you say to yourself: yes, this kinda sucks, but at least the Supreme Court defines me as fully human!
Matthew Yglesias » Rep Trent Franks: Blacks Were Better Off Under Slavery 2010
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While rotting in slums or a jail cell you say to yourself: yes, this kinda sucks, but at least the Supreme Court defines me as fully human!
Matthew Yglesias » Rep Trent Franks: Blacks Were Better Off Under Slavery 2010
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For all that idiots like Brian Eno laud the ‘self-organising’ power of the informal market in slums, infrastructure and social justice remain crucial necessities.
Bombs, slums, and brightly-coloured balloons « Squares of Wheat 2009
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Getting large numbers of non-Asian third worlders who get put on government programs in the slums is not going to ameliorate the welfare issues of Europe.
Matthew Yglesias » Wherever It Exists, Socialized Medicine is Popular 2010
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For all that idiots like Brian Eno laud the ‘self-organising’ power of the informal market in slums, infrastructure and social justice remain crucial necessities.
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There is a VERY strong and very poorly understood relationship between wealth and health, probably because wealth is a proxy for other things that have a direct affect on health (not living in slums, for instance), not all of which we actually know.
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In the mid 30s the immigrants lived in slums that had value due to the location of the properties and there was no housing glut.
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One estimate is that over half of the Cities 22 million inhabitants live in slums or squatter cities.
Sustainable Design Update » Blog Archive » Vertical Farm - Stackable Highrise - Mexico City 2009
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I became a tramp, begging my way from door to door, wandering over the United States and sweating bloody sweats in slums and prisons.
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Under this scheme, girls living in slums are given free textbooks and a school bag.
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