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Recent Examples of barrack
For New Yorkers barracked in our houses and apartments, or doctors and nurses scrambling for face masks, beseeching a saint to end an epidemic may not sound sufficient.
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Jason Farago, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2020
Army barracks torn down, new housing to come The Glendale campus was originally a U.S. Army air-training base for World War II.
—Jen Fifield, azcentral, 16 June 2019
Some 200 people were quickly evacuated from campgrounds in the fire's path in addition to 80 children who were trapped in a camp barracks Saturday.
—CBS News, 10 July 2017
The Marine veteran used some of his time while in the Wounded Warrior barracks to take writing, filmmaking and business classes, with an eye toward this future.
—Jeanette Steele, sandiegouniontribune.com, 22 June 2017
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Jason Farago, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2020
Army barracks torn down, new housing to come The Glendale campus was originally a U.S. Army air-training base for World War II.
—Jen Fifield, azcentral, 16 June 2019
Some 200 people were quickly evacuated from campgrounds in the fire's path in addition to 80 children who were trapped in a camp barracks Saturday.
—CBS News, 10 July 2017
The Marine veteran used some of his time while in the Wounded Warrior barracks to take writing, filmmaking and business classes, with an eye toward this future.
—Jeanette Steele, sandiegouniontribune.com, 22 June 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barrack
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The new law is the latest in a series of state moves that target unions.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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The owner of a large plant distributor and nursery company, who asked not to be identified for fear that ICE would target the business, said Operation Midway Blitz led to fewer landscaping jobs and declining store traffic.—
Jack O'Connor,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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The couple takes in a boarder, Herald Loomis, whose search for his missing wife draws the house into a reckoning with forces — both human and supernatural — that haunt everyone who is rooming there.—
Zak Cheney-Rice,
Vulture,
13 May 2026
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Staged funding and equity incentives gave investors and founders room to learn and adjust.—
David H. Hsu,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
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The Velvet Gang needles the outraged Christie ever so.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
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After all, there are 40,000 active podcasts, culling a top ten from that massive list is essentially needle meet haystack.—
Frank Racioppi,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
22 May 2026
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
20 May 2026
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The city in the book is a strange hodgepodge of affluence and poverty, of shiny new shops and ragged old ruins.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2026
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If the edges look ragged with tan or white tips, your mower blade is at fault.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
24 Apr. 2026
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The power forward pulled the puck through Colorado defenseman Sam Malinski onto his backhand, then roofed the puck past Wedgewood to send T-Mobile Arena into a frenzy.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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Bill Dabney of Pasadena was one of the unlucky few who had roof turds on his guest house that led directly to a big cat encounter.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2026
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This week, Ben-Gvir sparked global outrage after promoting a video of himself taunting detained flotilla activists.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
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His incarceration doesn't last long, though, because a taunting serial killer spurs a prison break.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
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For years, state regulators had asked the Sheriff’s Office to stop triple-bunking people, a practice the department acknowledged was dangerous.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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This is where hundreds of workers bunked while building Henry Flagler’s Key West extension of the Florida East Coast Railway, which connected the Keys to mainland Florida.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Barrack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barrack. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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