street people
noun
: homeless people
spending time helping the street people find shelter for the night
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Residents complain of filth, clogged plumbing, pest infestations and constant intrusions by street people who use drugs, set off fire alarms and sleep in hallways.
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Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2023
Toward the end of the six-hour hearing, one man was escorted from the meeting by a police officer after two outbursts, demanding the soup kitchen be shut down for attracting street people who had no respect for the neighborhood.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2023
Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2023
Toward the end of the six-hour hearing, one man was escorted from the meeting by a police officer after two outbursts, demanding the soup kitchen be shut down for attracting street people who had no respect for the neighborhood.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2023
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