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Recent Examples of Hooverville
Our lead, Joe Rance (Callum Turner), trudges to campus from a Hooverville; later, the coach Al Ulbrickson (Joel Edgerton), pokes around his crew’s lockers to count the holes in their shoes.
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Amy Nicholson, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2023
Amy Nicholson, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Hooverville
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Farmers once proud of living and working their ancestral land were driven into poverty and forced into shantytowns.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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These new shantytowns are plagued with substance abuse, violence and prostitution.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Aug. 2025
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Found in cities and jungles throughout Asia, macaques form intricate matrilineal societies and display a keen sense of fairness.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Locavore is Bali’s most celebrated fine dining spot, where jungle-to-table tasting menus spotlight native ingredients and inventive technique.—
Jim Augerinos,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
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Also, Fateh has criticized Frey’s move to clear homeless encampments in the city without offering housing.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Nov. 2025
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But challenges and criticisms remain, including a recent mass shooting at a homeless encampment, state and federal consent decrees and questions about police’s interaction with federal immigration enforcement.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Video published by Reuters on Tuesday showed huge columns of black smoke emerging from the Alemão favela during the raid.—
Gonzalo Zegarra,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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Shampoo grew up in Vila do Ipsep, a favela in Recife.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Hooverville.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Hooverville. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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