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as in penitentiary
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 coop
The sun shines on Andrew Horning’s farm in Freedom, Indiana, where there is a pawpaw tree, a chicken coop and garden built by his wife and plenty of space for his dogs Odin and Prague to roam.
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Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Sep. 2024
The foundation also put up a new chicken coop and carved out a quiet niche of the garden for meditation.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2024
The sun, shy at first, peeks out from behind the clouds, illuminating the house and coop.
—Unicef Usa, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
The truth is that nobody really wants to read about the razing of a single home, or chicken coop, or even school.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Sep. 2024
The foundation also put up a new chicken coop and carved out a quiet niche of the garden for meditation.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2024
The sun, shy at first, peeks out from behind the clouds, illuminating the house and coop.
—Unicef Usa, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
The truth is that nobody really wants to read about the razing of a single home, or chicken coop, or even school.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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Unsurprisingly, perhaps, Hollinger’s affairs proved to be a total mess: Black was later convicted of fraud and obstruction of justice and spent more than three years in a federal penitentiary.Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
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From a federal penitentiary in Virginia, Jose Landa-Rodriguez reconnected with an old friend in California.Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
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Another option is to start by placing a wire cage around the shrub and filling it with leaves or pine straw, then wrapping the cage withburlap.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
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The Challenge's Aviv reveals what really happened with footsie-gate, her DQ, injury, and more Due to her size and speed advantage, Total Madness winner Jenny dominated each round of the physical cage match elimination and ultimately sent Fresh Meat champ Aviv home, right before the final.Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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But Penny may never even spend a minute in jail for taking another man’s life.Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
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Police departments in those jurisdictions generally do not help ICE carry out street-level arrests, and jails will not hold immigration violators charged with traffic offenses, or in some cases violent felonies.Nick Miroff The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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Two others involved in the scheme, one living in Nebraska, and the other in California, were sentenced to roughly two years in prison for their roles.Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Dec. 2024
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In 1956, Reich was charged with contempt for violating the injunction and sentenced to two years in prison.Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Coop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coop. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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