shanty
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On opening day, Micheal Boushele grilled brats next to his family’s fishing shanty under sunny skies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
The blaze broke out in the early hours of the morning in Guryong village, often described as one of the South Korean capital's last remaining shanty towns.
From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026
Despite the archaic language, it has the simplicity of a sea shanty.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
Catherine has invited Fisherman's Friends from Port Isaac to sing a sea shanty in the Together at Christmas service in Westminster Abbey on Friday.
From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025
He turned away and shut his door against the cold, and the travelers turned down into the heart of the shanty town where the living people had to stay.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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