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Only big enough to fit a few people, Verdugo and the rest of his family would rotate in and out of the shanty during fishing trips for walleye, northern pike, perch and bass.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 May 2024
Most of the mining towns in the area were just tent camps or shanty towns that wouldn’t last more than a year or two.
—Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 May 2023
Its barely visible tents and shanties melt into vistas of the downtown skyline and San Gabriel Mountains to the north and the flat expanse of city south to the sea.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
Protesters compared their struggle for divestment to the struggles for divestment from South Africa in the 1980s, when demonstrators set up a shanty on campus in Ann Arbor to symbolize the sufferings of Black people under apartheid rule.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 21 May 2024
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 May 2024
Most of the mining towns in the area were just tent camps or shanty towns that wouldn’t last more than a year or two.
—Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 May 2023
Its barely visible tents and shanties melt into vistas of the downtown skyline and San Gabriel Mountains to the north and the flat expanse of city south to the sea.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
Protesters compared their struggle for divestment to the struggles for divestment from South Africa in the 1980s, when demonstrators set up a shanty on campus in Ann Arbor to symbolize the sufferings of Black people under apartheid rule.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 21 May 2024
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Noun
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The park also operates several warming huts, which feature restrooms and may even have light snacks.Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2024
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There’s a million ways to fill time, including paddleboards, kayaks, direct beach access, a tiki hut, and a pool table.Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2024
Noun
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The killing is the 72nd homicide investigated by Oakland police this year, and the first since Sept. 28 when a 32-year-old man suffered fatal gunshot wounds at a homeless camp in the 600 block of 29th Street in West Oakland.Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The players have to scramble for bamboo tubes hidden all over camp with different amounts of money in them.Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
Noun
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The area had featured multiple shacks built out of wood and tarps.Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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The original spot, at 2295 Lexington Road and across the street from the fine-dining establishment Le Moo, resembles a hunter’s cabin or funky shack, with a wooden exterior and metal siding, covered in signs for beer brands.Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 2 Nov. 2024
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Singapore said the fresh first- and business-class seats will have new in-flight entertainment but the carrier didn’t disclose many details about the new cabins.Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
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Purple lights swirled from the speaker covers and lighted the footwells; purple light filled the cabin via a single light bar across the dashboard and lights on the door panels.Scotty Reiss, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Shanty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shanty. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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