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barn

[bahrn] / bɑrn /
NOUN
animal shelter
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And additional thanks to Lorne Michaels, who knows a ratings/headlines cow when he sees one, even if he doesn’t want to house him in his own barn at the end of the night.

From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2026

However, one of the property’s most impressive features is an enormous 5,300-square-foot barn.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

The cottage has gas-powered convection heaters, but in an adjacent barn a stack of firewood will help to keep Olena warm in the event of power cuts.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

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

I stormed out then, went to the barn, and led Marlene down to the stream for a drink.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo


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