barracks

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He was first taken to an army barracks and then moved to a prison – Lagos's Kirikiri Correctional Centre – where he waited for his trial to start.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Last month, officials from several Gulf states met defense companies at a British army barracks close to Buckingham Palace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Besides the chapel, they are a trolley station, a wing of barracks and the superintendent’s and governor’s residences.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Where dinosaur tracks coexist beside spooky rows of barracks left from a 16th-century monastery, there’s a spectacular view of coastline all the way back to the white spires of Lisbon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

When he returned to the barracks, David was in a state of shock.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson