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kraal

noun

Definition of kraal

as in stockade

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Recent Examples of kraal All the huts in the village were centered around the kraal, or cattle enclosure, which faced the rising sun. — Aatish Taseer, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2025 The tiger had jumped into the kraal and killed the calves first. — Cyril E. Holland, Outdoor Life, 8 May 2025 Next to each tent was a protective kraal of thorn brush for the animals at night. — Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Dec. 2018

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Noun

At the time, Epstein was serving his 18-month sentence in the Palm Beach County stockade but was allowed to spend 12 hours a day, six days a week, in his office under a work-release program his attorneys had negotiated.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
The first was named after the legislature of the Texas Republic, although the first capitol, a log structure tucked behind a defensive stockade, rose not on Congress but at West Eighth and Colorado streets.

— Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 22 Mar. 2026

Definition of stockade

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In summer 2026, fashion brands are offering less and less chunky sandals and instead leaning into minimalist cage-toe designs and thin ankle straps that delicately wrap around the foot.

— René Chávez Esparza, Glamour, 3 July 2026
Freedom 250 Grand Prix IndyCar race in Washington and past events including a UFC Freedom 250 cage-fighting event June 14.

— Josh Meyer, USA Today, 2 July 2026

Definition of cage

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An unidentified woman wearing sunglasses and a face covering made her way down 7th Avenue behind the media pen across from Madison Square Garden.

— Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Another shot shows two pups — a mostly white one and a light brown one with a white muzzle — standing up in their pens.

— Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026

Definition of pen

Noun

The foundation's dogs typically eat about 10 metric tons (22,046 pounds) of dry food each year and spend their summers gamboling in the remnants of snow in the mountains before heading 40 kilometers (25 miles) down winding roads back to the kennel in Barryland.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 June 2026
More than 20 dogs and puppies have been rescued after officers shut down a Statesville dog fighting kennel where men bred, trained, sold and tied up pit bull type dogs and posted about it on Facebook.

— Julia Coin June 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 June 2026

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