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as in penitentiaries
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
was thrown in the coop for disturbing the peace
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Recent Examples of coops
Melissa Knicely, a public information officer with Animal Care and Control, said permitting has increased over the past decade as more residents seek fresh eggs and set up coops at home.
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Charlotte Observer,
19 June 2026
Moving through rooftop coops, city streets, and a mosaic of New York voices, the film invites us to reconsider the pigeon, soften our gaze, and recognize that coexistence is an act of choice.
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Peter White,
Deadline,
19 June 2026
Farmers supply the chickens and there are seven coops strategically placed around the Yuba-Sutter area to test from.
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Kayla Moeller,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
Research different breeds, purchase secondhand coops, and transform existing structures into coops to save money.
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Lacey Ramburger,
The Spruce,
30 May 2026
Securing chicken coops and livestock Beyond bird feeders, residents need to protect backyard chickens, hives, and other small livestock.
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Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
Deputies said the animals were tortured, mutilated, kept in coops with dead birds and live plucked.
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Timia Cobb,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Apr. 2026
Investigators recovered two hundred chicken coops, many of which contained dead birds along with bottles of injectable anabolic steroids and antibiotics along with wing tags, the release stated.
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Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2026
Wearing a cockfighter’s cap, George gave us a tour of his chicken coops, taking out a bird for our inspection.
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Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
Charlotte Observer,
19 June 2026
Moving through rooftop coops, city streets, and a mosaic of New York voices, the film invites us to reconsider the pigeon, soften our gaze, and recognize that coexistence is an act of choice.
—
Peter White,
Deadline,
19 June 2026
Farmers supply the chickens and there are seven coops strategically placed around the Yuba-Sutter area to test from.
—
Kayla Moeller,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
Research different breeds, purchase secondhand coops, and transform existing structures into coops to save money.
—
Lacey Ramburger,
The Spruce,
30 May 2026
Securing chicken coops and livestock Beyond bird feeders, residents need to protect backyard chickens, hives, and other small livestock.
—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
Deputies said the animals were tortured, mutilated, kept in coops with dead birds and live plucked.
—
Timia Cobb,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Apr. 2026
Investigators recovered two hundred chicken coops, many of which contained dead birds along with bottles of injectable anabolic steroids and antibiotics along with wing tags, the release stated.
—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2026
Wearing a cockfighter’s cap, George gave us a tour of his chicken coops, taking out a bird for our inspection.
—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coops
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This includes providing the Colombian military more leeway in the field, signing a new security agreement with Washington and building 10 mega-prisons that mimic Bukele’s network of penitentiaries in El Salvador.
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Behind bars in state penitentiaries in Gatesville and Marlin, Mejia felt forgotten.
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Given their recent debut on the battlefield, Israel hasn’t yet come up with a proper response, often leaving unit commanders to improvise solutions of varying effectiveness, such as mounting netting or cages on vehicles.
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Indeterminate tomatoes need strong stakes, cages, or trellises for support due to their continuous growth and vining habit.
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There were also provisions in the main budget bill (HB 5001E) that tied $91 million in pay increases for corrections officers to the approval of the prisons bill, so those salary hikes are also nixed.
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Tampons and pads also are limited in many prisons, and Sellars said some women are left with no choice but to openly bleed.
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Standard practices with cattle can break the skin, including shearing and dehorning, or even moving them in and out of corrals can cause scrapes and cuts.
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Free parking is available in front of the corrals at the end of the street.
Noun
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The goal is to eventually close the island to incarcerated individuals in a decarceration plan, replacing it with four other jails in Manhattan, The Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn.
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The borough jails won't be ready and Rikers' current population of about 6,700 inmates surpasses the 4,100-bed capacity of the new facilities.
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“Coops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coops. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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