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shack

[shak] / ʃæk /


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Brown himself recently met Fisher brothers Bob and Bill for lunch at his usual seafood shack, Sam’s Grill, to discuss the state of the city.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

He lives in a shack without running water and sees his family at best every six months.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

The South Carolina crab shack fried green tomatoes with a ramekin of remoulade.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

The FBI had tracked the Unabomber futilely for 18 years before his capture in a hermit’s shack in Montana in April 1996.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

Would it be bad manners to ask Perilee if she lived in such a shack?

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson




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