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- noun Plural form of
Hooverville .
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Examples
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People lived in Hoovervilles and lived in a world at the edge of madness.
Damn it...part deux. wendigomountain 2008
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Modern day "Hoovervilles" - tent cities and shanty-towns-are emerging throughout the country, as hundreds of thousands find themselves without the ability to pay for life's basic necessities.
unknown title 2009
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Bank panics had grown increasingly common, unemployment had risen to 15.9 percent, and shantytowns called Hoovervilles had appeared in every city, populated by people who had lost their homes and had nowhere else to go.
Amping Up "Power" Johnny Pez 2010
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Shanty villages called Hoovervilles sprang up to house the homeless.
The Vineyard Barbara Delinsky 2000
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Shanty villages called Hoovervilles sprang up to house the homeless.
The Vineyard Barbara Delinsky 2000
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Many found temporary shelter in shanty towns called Hoovervilles … named, cynically, after Republican President
Latest Articles 2010
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Tax cuts and public spending had little effect: the shantytowns of the unemployed were called Hoovervilles
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Herbert Hoover thought the same thing and millions of people ended up living in shanty towns called Hoovervilles because of it … so I'm not sure what you're definition of "proven" is!
Think Progress 2009
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Herbert Hoover thought the same thing and millions of people ended up living in shanty towns called Hoovervilles because of it … so I'm not sure what you're definition of "proven" is!
Think Progress 2009
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Herbert Hoover thought the same thing and millions of people ended up living in shanty towns called Hoovervilles because of it … so I'm not sure what you're definition of "proven" is!
Think Progress 2009
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