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huts

noun

plural of hut

as in camps

a small, simply constructed, and often temporary dwelling smoke rose from a fisherman's hut on the shore of the lake

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Recent Examples of huts The former taxi driver had been arrested three years earlier after police unearthed a mass grave in a forest ‌near the Indian Ocean town of Malindi, where his followers had been living in mud huts. — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2026 In 2023, more than 400 bodies were exhumed from shallow graves on the 800-acre Chakama Ranch in coastal Kilifi County, where Mackenzie’s followers lived in mud huts, away from the scrutiny of local communities and authorities. — Evelyne Musambi, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 The 23 bedrooms are in the kooky main building and two shepherd’s huts (some have claw-foot baths). — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026 Plage des Dames is a particularly beautiful beach, its historic white wooden beach huts sheltered by oaks. — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026 The site expanded its accommodations this year with Airstreams and Quonset huts alongside yurts and campgrounds. — Tamara Dunn, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2026 The best Airbnbs in the Dolomites are similarly varied, from remote huts tucked into wildflower meadows to working farms with their own cheese dairies and centuries-old homes surrounded by vineyards. — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 25 Aug. 2026 For weeks, migrants in the Spanish territory of Ceuta had gathered on a beach away from the city center, sleeping on cardboard sheets, under reed huts and guarding their few possessions in tattered plastic bags. — ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026 Sharaf’s report did not indicate that staying at the huts and waiting for better conditions was ever suggested or discussed by the guides running the trip. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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May and Spoelstra developed a friendship during May’s time in Boca Raton, with the Heat holding several training camps at FAU while May was coaching there.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
As a child, Bryan attended camps run by Georgia head coach Kirby Smart.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

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The storm made landfall Friday near Destin, Florida, a Gulf Coast area known for powdery white-sand beaches and dotted with vacation homes, waterfront bars, and seafood shacks.

— Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026
The low-lying coastal area is known for its powdery white sand beaches dotted with vacation homes, waterfront bars and seafood shacks.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026

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Yes, cabins are getting stuffed with more seats, and those seats are getting smaller, while crew staffing keeps getting cut.

— Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
Once on the plane (one of select Boeing 777-300ERs outfitted with new four-suite cabins), each first-class passenger has 37 square feet to themselves.

— Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2026

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