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hovel

[huhv-uhl, hov-] / ˈhʌv əl, ˈhɒv- /


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“This isn’t just a missing person case,” said Travis Harrison, a producer at NewsNation, which has pulled together a hovel of satellites and folding chairs in the prime real estate perpendicular to Guthrie’s address.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

As for what was built at Cinecitta, two favorite sets for Gropman were Tom’s New York hovel and his well-appointed, furnished Rome apartment.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2024

Eventually they squeezed into a hovel before being discovered by a turncoat cabinet member.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2024

But now it is 2023 and we are at Pace, the blue-chip gallery in West Chelsea, where this claustrophobic junkyard hovel contrasts sharply with the pristine white walls surrounding it.

From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2023

Mrs. Myles was a widow who lived alone in a tiny hovel in Redding.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier




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