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a building or group of buildings typically used to house soldiers
The soldier was moved to a different barracks. He was confined to barracks for insubordination.
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Designed by Andrew Flake, who has shaped the look of residences on Martha’s Vineyard for more than three decades.Mary Forgione, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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There are also additional income-and-property tax exemptions, plus appraisal inflation protections for homestead residences of people in this age range.Ashley Cusick, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2024
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Eight years later, in the early months of Russia’s wider invasion of Ukraine, the rebuilt battalion joined the garrison in Mariupol on the Black Sea coast.David Axe, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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To put China’s naval capabilities in perspective, consider that the United States captured Okinawa in 1945 from a Japanese garrison that was roughly the size of Taiwan’s current active army with a fleet weighing 2.4 million tons and supported by 22 carriers, 18 battleships, and 29 cruisers.Rachel Esplin Odell, Foreign Affairs, 9 Aug. 2021
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Teams were in the field to assess houses and other structures that have been destroyed or damaged.Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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In November, Kevin sets tree stands low in mountain draws, often fairly close to houses, roads, and developments.Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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Climb to the top of the ruins of the island's 18th-century fort to catch sweeping views across the sea towards neighboring islands.Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2024
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California Beach fort erected by ‘Bay Boys’ surfer gang will be demolished, Palos Verdes Estates officials say Sept. 21, 2016 Palos Verdes Estates Mayor Dawn Murdock had a more muted response, noting that some residents will be relieved and others frustrated by the agreement.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024
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The killing is the 72nd homicide investigated by Oakland police this year, and the first since Sept. 28 when a 32-year-old man suffered fatal gunshot wounds at a homeless camp in the 600 block of 29th Street in West Oakland.Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The players have to scramble for bamboo tubes hidden all over camp with different amounts of money in them.Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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There are lots of great places that, for all kinds of reasons, don’t have access to the sort of media attention that will get butts in seats.Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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Here are luckiest numbers, places to play Powerball numbers 11/2/24 The winning numbers for Saturday night's drawing were 10, 45, 48, 58, 61, and the Powerball is 2.Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Nov. 2024
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And the cynicism of the reforms was exposed by the regime's unwillingness to extend them to military cantonment areas or to the federal capital.Ilhan Niaz, Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2012
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The military has established large cantonments in Tamil areas, treating civilians with a heavy hand.William McGowan, Foreign Affairs, 2 Aug. 2012
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In all three races, critics who cited smash-and-grab robberies, open drug dealing at homeless encampments and other unlawful trends, said the leaders were too soft on crime.Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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The investigation concluded there was little to no discipline regarding encampments and building takeovers at schools including Northwestern, Berkeley, and Rutgers.Arthur Jones II, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Barracks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barracks. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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