enclosure
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It said the installation harmed a neighbouring property because of its "overbearing scale, oppressive sense of enclosure and stark industrial appearance".
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
There will always be franchises in markets where the outdoor tradition is too embedded in the team’s identity to abandon, or where the economics don’t justify the cost of an enclosure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Most residents told AFP they were ambivalent about the plan, but most also believe the tigers will remain in an enclosure.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
They installed a “catio” enclosure on their deck with a cat tree, giving the cats outdoor space and creating more peace in their 1,100-square-foot home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Formed long ago by the collapse of two rock pillars, the rubble had created a little enclosure, barely big enough for two people, hidden by a tree perched at its entrance.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
The region's Guigang Zoo asked the public for help on Wednesday to find at least 100 animals that had escaped after their enclosures were damaged, including alpacas, miniature pigs, and zebras.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
Rusty-spotted cats will have three outdoor enclosures at The Big Cat Sanctuary in Smarden, Kent, when a new facility is officially opened in July.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
Thousands were precisely reproduced for the cleaner enclosures of the Maginot’s scientific mission.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
It also makes the clear enclosures that cover the cockpits of F-35 jet fighters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026
These visits to the zoo holding on to the hand of some conceited spendthrift suitor gave her a lifelong horror of enclosures, walls, cages, and isolation.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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