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barn

[bahrn] / bɑrn /
NOUN
animal shelter
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Britton, assigned to search the barn where Himmler was hiding, discovers, and is allowed to keep, the madman’s slippers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

"The project is so massive that it's basically hard to really grasp, even though we're right here on the sidelines," Pitkanen said, as a few cows dozed in a meadow in front of the barn.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

The adjoining barn on the property was transformed into a guesthouse, and Seyfried has focused on passing on her love for animals to her two children: Nina, 8, and Thomas, 5.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

“He’s just such a cool horse,” Koch said, noting the gelding is known around the barn as “Clifford the Big Red Dog” because of his chestnut coat and a temperament Fenton describes as “sweet.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

She was anxious to be out of there and back to the barn.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck




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