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shack

[shak] / ʃæk /


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At her bamboo-and-tarpaulin shack in Cox's Bazar, Begum says her dreams of freedom sank with the boat.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

The West Hollywood clam shack conjures Rhode Island on the West Coast, be it with clams of all kinds, lobster cooked just right or oysters treated with reverence.

From Los Angeles Times May 23, 2026

You crouch down low to enter a darkened shack.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 9, 2026

"It had a wood stove and no running water and a tin roof, rusted. It was a funky little shack."

From BBC Mar. 17, 2026

He stopped at the shack to buy a big clay bowl of sweets.

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins

Where beach shacks once stood, now you’ll find estates hidden behind hedges and marinas packed with yachts.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 20, 2026

Across the country, there are still farms operating under 1960s standards – tin shacks, walls made of baked soil or cement bricks, and no fencing.

From BBC Nov. 30, 2025

From the scrappy metal shacks packed tightly on the banks of the thin Jukskei river, the sparkly skyline of Johannesburg's richest neighbourhood less than two miles away is another world.

From Barron's Nov. 28, 2025

Tourists see abundance — the beach houses, the boutiques, the seafood shacks — but the year-round population lives in an entirely different economy.

From Salon Oct. 11, 2025

After that, we children began squatting in the narrow, dark alleyways separating the shacks to relieve ourselves.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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