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Hoovervilles

noun

plural of Hooverville

as in shantytowns

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In the brightly billboarded carcass of a West Coast city, private security shields the corporate enclaves of a tech élite from the shantytowns of the economically superfluous.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Their target was the Comando Vermelho (CV), or Red Command, a criminal organization that has ruled these hillside shantytowns for decades.

— Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025

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The country has such a diversity of ecosystems, from deserts to jungles and the environments affected by pollution in the story can all be found here.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026
After years in service and living in hobo jungles, Adam returns home.

— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

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The ads are intended to promote the idea that Raman isn’t tough on homeless encampments, which Raman says misrepresents her position.

— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
The state mandated that these policies be strengthened after large rallies and encampments protesting the ongoing war in Gaza swept through universities in 2024.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2026

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