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barn

[bahrn] / bɑrn /
NOUN
animal shelter
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Half the golf carts in the barn didn’t run.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Water voles play an important role in riverside biodiversity, providing food for species such as barn owls and otters, while their grazing helps reshape habitats and create space for rare plants, the National Trust said.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

It is made up of a main residence, a guesthouse, pool house, and a five-stall barn complete with a tack room and a private equestrian arena.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

The second category of birds feature: the Atlantic puffin, the barn owl, the common kingfisher, the Eurasian curlew, the great spotted woodpecker, and the white-tailed eagle.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Then I rushed to the barn for another gunny sack.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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