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barn

[bahrn] / bɑrn /
NOUN
animal shelter
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Half the golf carts in the barn didn’t run.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The inspector ordered her to cease using the building as a dwelling, remove the unauthorised structure and demolish the "unlawful extension" to the barn.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The Knicks had swept the favored Spurs in their home barn, edging closer to a long-forlorn franchise’s first championship since Nixon was huddling with Haldeman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

In the shadow of Duntarvie Castle's ruins, which lie among fields west of Edinburgh, there's a barn made of steel and wood.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

One day in September he took me out to the barn, sat me down with Rufus beside me, and told me about it.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan




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