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Recent Examples of barrack
Army barracks torn down, new housing to come The Glendale campus was originally a U.S. Army air-training base for World War II.
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Jen Fifield, azcentral, 16 June 2019
Some 200 people were quickly evacuated from campgrounds in the fire's path in addition to 80 children who were trapped in a camp barracks Saturday.
—CBS News, 10 July 2017
The Marine veteran used some of his time while in the Wounded Warrior barracks to take writing, filmmaking and business classes, with an eye toward this future.
—Jeanette Steele, sandiegouniontribune.com, 22 June 2017
The military would not permit reporters to wait near the gate to the prison barracks complex.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 16 May 2017
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Jen Fifield, azcentral, 16 June 2019
Some 200 people were quickly evacuated from campgrounds in the fire's path in addition to 80 children who were trapped in a camp barracks Saturday.
—CBS News, 10 July 2017
The Marine veteran used some of his time while in the Wounded Warrior barracks to take writing, filmmaking and business classes, with an eye toward this future.
—Jeanette Steele, sandiegouniontribune.com, 22 June 2017
The military would not permit reporters to wait near the gate to the prison barracks complex.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 16 May 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barrack
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With both SoHo and consumer routers targeted by this latest attack, routers can no longer be treated as set-and-forget devices.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Last year, Trump's campaign team, which was led by Wiles, was targeted by an espionage unit associated with Iran's Revolutionary Guards.—
Jordan King
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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During World War II, another grinding housing shortage prompted Americans to carve up homes and create rooming hotels in major cities.—
Conor Dougherty,
New York Times,
4 May 2025
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That work carried over with Padres hitting coach Victor Rodriguez, who roomed with Larry Sheets in their early days in the Orioles’ system.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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The weary guard is subtler than other characters at pulling Henry’s strings, but Jerry needles his captor by surmising correctly that even his list of demands is Gene’s work.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2025
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While the night kicked off with Clay Matthews needling the Chicago Bears, the Windy City club still got their man.—
Joe Kozlowski,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
31 May 2025
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The incident comes months after a violent clash between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian students camping on UCLA’s campus in May 2024.—
Jasmine Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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The band’s music was ragged and dry, the work of self-referential pranksters scavenging for meaning at the tail end of rock’s imperial era.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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Typically, when things get ragged in the final five minutes, Nikola Jokic finds the nearest phone booth and puts on a cape.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
11 May 2025
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And in his latest ginormous moment, Verhaeghe roofed a perfect shot for his third series-clinching goal.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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Tipping, a one-term board member with experience in physical therapy and roofing sales, secured 41.98 percent of the 12,269 total votes to Thomas' 58.02 percent.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 May 2025
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Soon, a malevolent fetch -- his ghostly double -- emerges, taunting him with hallucinations of his dead son and dragging him toward the brink of madness.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 May 2025
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Noted, But Not Personal After the Pacers eliminated the Knicks last season, Myles Turner went viral for parading through New York City and taunting Knicks fans.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
19 May 2025
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On one expedition, for instance, a three-person team bunked on the Ekström Ice Shelf in Antarctica for a stunning 274 days, recording the struggles and successes of 20,000 emperor penguins.—
Laura Manske,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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And because no Golden Girls-style comedy wouldn’t be complete without a Sophia, the boys are also bunking with Bunny’s mother Sybil (the late, great Linda Lavin).—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Barrack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barrack. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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