barracks
Example Sentences
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Piddington locals are protesting plans to move 1,250 men into a former army barracks near the tiny town of 350 people, the paper reports.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Police spokesman Roger Roca told AFP news agency that fireworks had been stored at the barracks, and the cause of the blast remained under investigation.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
We were at Lukavica barracks on the southern edge of Sarajevo.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Some jumped in a car and drove to San Francisco to warn OpenAI, then changed their minds outside the office and drove back to the barracks instead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
We were not allowed to step around them as the ranks were formed: often we stood in water up to our ankles, and at night the barracks reeked with rotting shoe leather.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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