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Recent Examples of wickiupThe wickiup is a bit like a small tipi made from poles, brush and vegetation.—Popular Science, 28 May 2020
Pods, cabins, wigwams, huts, and treehouses are also available.
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Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Its layout also ties the home to its earthly landscape; the living room is inspired by the Native American wigwam, with elements including a central fireplace and a hole in the top to let the smoke out.
There are also no regulations for construction, which typically leads to conflicts when new houses or huts pop up along the beaches.
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Sabrina Weiss,
The Dial,
23 Sep. 2025
Capanna Gambarogno Perched dramatically at the top of the region’s namesake mountain, Capanna Gambarogno is a former military barracks that’s been lovingly restored by former Swiss Olympic snowboard coach Pepe Regazzi and converted into a cozy alpine hut accommodation for adventurers.
She was also taken, the only one who got away from the monster with a bloody saw in a shack in the woods.
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Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
21 Sep. 2025
In addition to picking up culinary inspiration from some of the best barbecue shacks in the South, Hofman also discovered one important ingredient — friendliness, the site says.
The motion picture world of today reminds me of Rio – opulent penthouses (big IP) on one side of the street, and hovels (independent movies) on the other.
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Bill Mechanic,
Deadline,
15 May 2025
Ted Kaczynski, a brilliant but mentally troubled mathematician who had retreated years earlier to a remote hovel in Montana, had been arrested based on information from a tipster to the F.B.I., ending one of the longest and most expensive manhunts in American history.
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Serge F. Kovaleski,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
Camp Mystic announced plans to reopen one site of its summer camp a year after flash flooding killed 27 campers and counselors on Texas' Guadalupe River on the Fourth of July earlier this year.
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Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
24 Sep. 2025
The Pacers’ pursuit of Morris underscores their desire to solidify depth in the backcourt heading into camp.
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