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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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The area had featured multiple shacks built out of wood and tarps.
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Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
The original spot, at 2295 Lexington Road and across the street from the fine-dining establishment Le Moo, resembles a hunter’s cabin or funky shack, with a wooden exterior and metal siding, covered in signs for beer brands.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 2 Nov. 2024
At the end of the day’s shift, the workers, mostly Latino, passed an Army Corps of Engineers barge, under repair just behind the shipyard’s security guard shack, in groups and pairs to reach cars in the muddy parking lot.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2024
Beyond a guard shack, a stream of pickup trucks buzz along a two-lane highway that fades into sagebrush.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 22 Sep. 2024
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Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
The original spot, at 2295 Lexington Road and across the street from the fine-dining establishment Le Moo, resembles a hunter’s cabin or funky shack, with a wooden exterior and metal siding, covered in signs for beer brands.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 2 Nov. 2024
At the end of the day’s shift, the workers, mostly Latino, passed an Army Corps of Engineers barge, under repair just behind the shipyard’s security guard shack, in groups and pairs to reach cars in the muddy parking lot.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2024
Beyond a guard shack, a stream of pickup trucks buzz along a two-lane highway that fades into sagebrush.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 22 Sep. 2024
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“Shack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shack. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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