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shack

[shak] / ʃæk /


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You crouch down low to enter a darkened shack.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

"It had a wood stove and no running water and a tin roof, rusted. It was a funky little shack."

From BBC • Mar. 17, 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

“King, where is this shack supposed to be?” he says.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender




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