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kennels

noun

plural of kennel

as in cages

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Noun

The space is cramped and chaotic as volunteers and visitors squeeze past each other between the rows of cages in a converted office space.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Fishermen haul up cages with lobsters ready for steaming pots, buttery rolls, and rich chowder.

— Morgan Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of cages

Noun

Tasks included scooping and dumping sand or gravel, digging and grading trenches, clearing debris from roads, removing tree branches from water edges, and breaking up rocks.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2026
That made General Manager Adam Peters comfortable going the entire offseason without making a significant addition to the offensive trenches.

— Tashan Reed, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of trenches

Noun

Last week, biologists opened pens and freed two birds early, worried they might be killed.

— Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
Debra Kissen, clinical director of Light On Anxiety in Chicago, told Today that discreet fidgeting is more socially acceptable than clicking pens or spinning gadgets.

— Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of pens

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Though Sarnia’s industrial corridor is downstream from Lake Huron, several drainage ditches in the area are connected to creeks that flow into the lake, Corcoran said in an interview.

— Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
This untreated runoff makes its way through storm drains and ditches into our local streams and rivers and eventually, the ocean.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of ditches

Noun

With five runs plated in Wednesday’s win, the Yankees, stuck in an extended offensive dry spell, have now scored at least four runs in consecutive games for the first time since July 9-12.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2026
The bomber picks up the hidden camera attached to something across the street and runs.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of runs

Noun

Trees would need trimming, gutters would need cleaning, dead or dying plants would have to be removed.

— Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026
The renovations will include repairs to the roofs, gutters, and façades as well as the installation of more than 10,000 square feet of energy-efficient glass in an effort to shield the works within from extreme weather.

— News Desk, Artforum, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of gutters

Noun

Each 27x14x15-inch bag has a 24-gallon capacity, can accommodate up to 100 pounds, and can be used for longer-term storage, too.

— Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2026
Every day, volunteers and (the few) employees check in clients, process deliveries, sort thousands of pounds of food, package hundreds of boxes and allocate them to clients while simultaneously preparing for the following day’s distribution.

— Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of pounds

Noun

Like many inland dikes, the barrier in agricultural fields near the small town of Waddinxveen, east of The Hague, is made of peat that needs to be damp to be strong enough to hold back water.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
As the dikes spread, the region faced earthquakes and brought back into action long dormant faults, draining the magma beneath the ridge.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 9 July 2026

Definition of dikes

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