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shack

[shak] / ʃæk /


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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

The FBI had tracked the Unabomber futilely for 18 years before his capture in a hermit’s shack in Montana in April 1996.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

From a wooden shack atop the stadium, John Mellencamp has overseen the team’s transformation from laughingstock to No. 1.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

But then a strange noise filled the shack.

From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis




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