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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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After years in service and living in hobo jungles, Adam returns home.

— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
To capture how Africa’s varied ecosystems shape the animals that live within them, film crews were sent to deserts, forests, jungles, mountains and islands.

— Addie Morfoot, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026

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But whether clearing the block will address the broader challenges surrounding homelessness and RV encampments remains an open question.

— Brad Hamilton, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
The move comes after residents on both sides of the Los Angeles River have raised concerns for months about the possibility of homeless encampments forming at the park.

— Alejandra Molina, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

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