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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 cash payments will target mothers in seven Indianapolis ZIP codes with some of the highest infant mortality rates.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
5 Nov. 2025
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Boston is one of the teams linked to potentially trade for Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal, but Freddy Peralta and Hunter Greene both represent solid options to target this offseason.—
Shaun McAvoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Gifts were delivered room to room as patients looked on.—
Ray Campos,
CBS News,
20 Dec. 2025
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The directory shows that he was assigned to room 122 at the Barus and Holley engineering building.—
Duarte Mendonca,
CNN Money,
19 Dec. 2025
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Jake needles Harry about the past 50 years, but Harry can only offer scraps of history.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Jan. 2026
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But there are other factors that needled their way into the evolutionary development of dormancy characteristics.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Jan. 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,
4 Jan. 2026
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Fireworks lit up the night sky over Sydney Harbor, dazzling a crowd made of some who camped out the night before to get a spot to see the spectacular show.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
31 Dec. 2025
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On that night in March, to the surprise of nobody, Arsenal ran their mid-table Premier League hosts ragged, beating them 5-1, with Henry and Freddie Ljungberg scoring twice, and Kolo Toure netting the other.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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In November, Green spoke to PEOPLE at the 2025 CMA Awards in Nashville, and shared a similar story about his friends ragging on him for being crowned Sexiest Country Star Alive.—
Rachel DeSantis,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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For homeowners insurance, you'll be asked about your home's materials, roof age and square footage.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
8 Jan. 2026
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Developed by a team led by Nima Rahbar at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, ESM could replace traditional building materials in applications such as wall bricks and roof decks.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Dec. 2025
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Lazzaro argued in court the mall victim was the aggressor and had taunted Hernandez over his history as a government informant, saying his reputation as a snitch would put him in grave danger back in prison.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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The two come face-to-face at the end of the episode, during which Callahan taunts Kyle over his wife's murder.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Dec. 2025
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At the other end of camp loomed a gigantic khaki military tent, which Watson and Herrington had erected the previous day so that the team’s children could bunk together.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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While newer stations typically provide each firefighter with a separate bedroom, crews back then often bunked in open barracks with little privacy.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Nov. 2025
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“Barrack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barrack. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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