henhouses

Definition of henhousesnext
plural of henhouse
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Noun
  • The facility was also found in violation of the Animal Welfare Act, according to the inspection report, by placing animals in cages smaller than required by federal regulations.
    Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2026
  • Sloth World was issued a verbal warning following the inspection, during which the cages were found not to meet the agency's requirements.
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • Everyone else finds out somewhere around week three of escrow and either scrambles or folds.
    Blake O'Shaughnessy, Fortune, 3 May 2026
  • While tools like AlphaFold can predict how a single protein folds — a breakthrough of the last five years — biology operates at much larger scales.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • The facility contained over 200 chicken coops.
    Timia Cobb, Dallas Morning News, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Henhouses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/henhouses. Accessed 9 May. 2026.

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