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zoo

[zoo] / zu /
NOUN
parklike area in where animals are housed for exhibition
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NOUN
crowded, wild, and chaotic place
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“If you work in a high rise office your printer might break, while if you work at a zoo, an animal may escape.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

One of three Bangkok studios the “Alien: Earth” production occupied housed the zoo, mess hall and engineering room sets and their interconnecting corridors on a single stage.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

They stepped in when changes to animal welfare legislation and budget cuts at Wandsworth Council threatened to close the zoo in 2003.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

The zoo was part of Battersea Park's transformation into a pleasure gardens for the Festival of Britain, a post-war celebration of arts, science and technology.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

"Do your homework right away. I'm going to ask Hannah if she'll drive us over to the petting zoo."

From "Pony Problems: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #3" by Carolyn Keene




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