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backyard

noun as in expanse behind house

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So were their two desert tortoises, now living as evacuees in my Alhambra backyard.

"You have got the backyard of America engaging directly with China," she tells the BBC.

From BBC

The McWaids watched in horror as flames jumped up the canyon and into their backyard, without warning.

Authorities believe the virus was acquired via an animal source; however, the teen was not on a farm nor near any known wild birds or backyard poultry — common reservoirs for the disease.

On an overcast Thursday in early October, Springfield’s home is socked-in under a marine layer, but in his backyard gazebo, a cozy fireplace is crackling.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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