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sheepfold

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Definition of sheepfold

as in fold

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Recent Examples of sheepfold This tidy residence in the western Swiss village of Etoy was built in 1830 as a sheepfold. — Lauren Beale, Forbes, 30 Aug. 2021 Later, we were married in a sheepfold overlooking the ribbon of river that winds through small agricultural plots and quiet towns huddled up against the road. — Kyre Chenven, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2018

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This year’s edition folds in the Co-Production Market Selects program, pitch sessions through the Tasveer Film Fund, industry panels, fireside conversations and networking events.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026
And for ease of use, the three-seat setup at the back folds electronically.

— Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2026

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World Liberty is celebrating the major milestone, while critics worry this is a new wrinkle on the classic case of the fox guarding the henhouse that will give corporations and foreign actors a new way to stealthily curry favor with the White House.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
This isn’t the fox guarding the henhouse.

— Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 9 June 2026

Definition of henhouse

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At the time, Epstein was serving his 18-month sentence in the Palm Beach County stockade but was allowed to spend 12 hours a day, six days a week, in his office under a work-release program his attorneys had negotiated.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
The first was named after the legislature of the Texas Republic, although the first capitol, a log structure tucked behind a defensive stockade, rose not on Congress but at West Eighth and Colorado streets.

— Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 22 Mar. 2026

Definition of stockade

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All the huts in the village were centered around the kraal, or cattle enclosure, which faced the rising sun.

— Aatish Taseer, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2025
The kraal was a circular affair about 30 feet in diameter and was made of rocks piled about three feet high.

— Cyril E. Holland, Outdoor Life, 8 May 2025

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