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barrows

noun

plural of barrow

as in wheelbarrows

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How to protect yourself from mosquitoes Residents are advised to remove standing water from gutters, planters, toys, wheelbarrows and old tires at least once a week.

— CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Within hours, over 30 people showed up to help, armed with gloves, shovels and wheelbarrows.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Definition of wheelbarrows

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When Anthropic goes public, the stock its seven cofounders hold stands to be worth up to $200 billion between them, carved up into seven nearly identical piles.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026
The birthday cakes appear pulled out of manila envelopes along with piles of pictures, as if being entered into evidence at a trial.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of piles

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And diesel fuel that powers the trucks delivering most groceries and department store goods to Connecticut hit an all-time high in late September.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026
California’s Clean Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project offers point-of-sale discounts on zero-emission trucks and buses and has distributed $1 billion so far.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

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Israel regularly imposes restrictions on movement across the Palestinian occupied territory with some 925 checkpoints, roadblocks, earth mounds and other barriers.

— Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026
But despite this, they were still conceived of as being located within the mounds themselves, real-world anchors for these strange, marvelous realms.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of mounds

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The same thing can happen here where SpaceX will sell something that’ll probably rely on other assets that are out there, even if the telcos themselves are circling the wagons.

— Nilay Patel, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2026
Admission includes access to the park’s rides and attractions, including the replica steam-engine train, hay wagons, carousel and ponies.

— David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of wagons

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In retirement, Gibson’s work shifted again from themes of spiritual passage and ferries, giving way to forms of grave markers and cairns.

— The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Every few feet were cairns of glass swept away from shattered storefronts.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2026

Definition of cairns

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The symbolic funeral pyres were surrounded by offerings to Hindu deities as relatives gathered to perform the final rites.

— Shristi Kafle, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
In a tradition dating back more than 300 years, towering pyres have been lit every July in Northern Ireland to mark the Battle of the Boyne, which effectively cemented Protestant rule.

— Kara Fox, CNN Money, 10 July 2026

Definition of pyres

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