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an old shack in the woods
a farmer's shack out in the fields that's used for lambing and as a shelter from storms
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Feast On Local Delights In Fort-de-France, welcoming local food shacks and easy-going eateries reign, offering simple but delicious and affordable eats that show-off the region’s best recipes.
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Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
The Wieland family boat is appropriately called the Transformation, and Cicero himself, who in Brown’s novel is listed as Theodore’s favorite author, is repurposed as the proprietor of the town’s seafood shack.
—Joumana Khatib, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
In recent months, plywood shacks have been popping up on high-rise rooftops in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
—Justin Ling, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024
Those lobster shacks and boardwalk restaurants keep lobster harvesters hopping.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Dec. 2024
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Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
The Wieland family boat is appropriately called the Transformation, and Cicero himself, who in Brown’s novel is listed as Theodore’s favorite author, is repurposed as the proprietor of the town’s seafood shack.
—Joumana Khatib, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
In recent months, plywood shacks have been popping up on high-rise rooftops in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
—Justin Ling, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024
Those lobster shacks and boardwalk restaurants keep lobster harvesters hopping.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Shack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shack. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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